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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Mattie M. |
| 4 | | Levy Brown, who passed away on December 1, 2017; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Mattie Brown was born in McDowell,
Alabama to Joe |
| 6 | | and Genie Levy on May 29, 1928; she was a member of the |
| 7 | | Palestine Baptist Church in Coatopa, Alabama and graduated from |
| 8 | | the Sumter County Training School in Livingston, Alabama; she |
| 9 | | married Frank
Brown Sr. on August 5, 1950
and they briefly |
| 10 | | resided in Epes, Alabama before moving to Chicago; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Mattie Brown was a member of the Friendship |
| 12 | | Baptist Church for over 60 years, where she was part of the |
| 13 | | Contemporary Sunday School Class and Missionary Society; she |
| 14 | | was an active member of her
Kirkland Avenue Block Club and |
| 15 | | believed in the power of voting; she enjoyed cooking, making |
| 16 | | Hog-Head Cheese from scratch for the
new year and homemade ice |
| 17 | | cream; she had a passion for reading and teaching her |
| 18 | | grandchildren how to read; and
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| 19 | | WHEREAS, Mattie Brown was preceded in death by her parents; |
| 20 | | her husband, Frank
Brown Sr.; her son, Frank Brown Jr.; her |
| 21 | | brothers, Ellis Sr., Curtis, Fred, and Edward
Sr.; and her |
| 22 | | sisters, Gertrude, Louise, and Mary Lou; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Mattie Brown is survived by her children, Carrie |
| 2 | | Brown Billups (John), Maxine Brown-Lockhart, Maretta |
| 3 | | Brown-Miller, Cornelius O. Brown, Juanita
Brown, and Catherine |
| 4 | | Jones Brown;
her grandchildren, Deidre, Burgundy, Cinnamon, |
| 5 | | Candice, Marnita, Gervaise,
Richard II, Matthew II, Marissa, |
| 6 | | Justin, and Starry; her great-grandchildren, Shawn Jr., Nylah, |
| 7 | | Kaylah, Chloe, Alexander, Donovon,
Isabelle, Nicholas, |
| 8 | | Terrance Jr., and Cayden; her sisters-in-law, Leona Brown |
| 9 | | Jones, Clara Jones, Shirley
Brown, and Marie Brown; and |
| 10 | | numerous nieces,
nephews, and friends; therefore, be it
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| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 12 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
| 13 | | mourn the passing of Mattie M. Levy Brown, and extend our |
| 14 | | sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew |
| 15 | | and loved her; and be it further
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 17 | | presented to the family of Mattie Brown as an expression of our |
| 18 | | deepest sympathy.
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