HR1046 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Julie A. Brady of St. Charles, who passed away on April 4, 2014; and

WHEREAS, Julie Brady was born on July 14, 1962 at the Great Lakes Naval Base in Waukegan to Donald and Barbara (nee Ziehen) Blink and grew up in Antigo, Wisconsin; she graduated from Antigo High School in 1980; after high school, she graduated with a degree in Biology from St. Norbert College in 1984 with high honors, and, in 1991, she graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Wisconsin Law School; she married Pat Brady on June 8, 1996; and

WHEREAS, After graduation from law school, Julie Brady served as a trial attorney in the Honors Program of the Tax Division of the United States Department of Justice where she investigated and prosecuted complex tax and white-collar federal criminal offenses in a variety of jurisdictions throughout the country; she also worked as an attorney in the Class Action Unit of the Legal Department at State Farm Insurance Companies in Bloomington, and most recently, she worked as a Special Assistant in the Executive Office of the Cook County Sheriff; and

WHEREAS, Julie Brady was also involved with politics including: efforts on John McCain's Presidential Campaign in 2008, as well as political work with U.S. Representative Rodney Davis and U.S. Representative John Shimkus; and

WHEREAS, Julie Brady's most valued roles were that of dedicated wife and mother to her children; and

WHEREAS, Julie Brady is survived by her husband, Pat; 4 children, Maeve, Kelly, Patrick, and Grace; and 3 brothers, Dr. Jeffrey Blink, Brian Blink, and David Blink; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Julie A. Brady, and extend our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Julie Brady as an expression of our deepest sympathy.