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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of Kenneth R. "Ken" Brady of Wheeling, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on February 23, 2019; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Ken Brady was born in Chicago in 1941; he | ||||||
| 6 | graduated from Gordon Tech High School in 1959; he attended | ||||||
| 7 | Washburn Trade School, where he specialized in carpentry and | ||||||
| 8 | received his Journeyman's Certificate in 1965; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Ken Brady worked as a construction project manager | ||||||
| 10 | prior to his retirement; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Ken Brady sought public office to help set the | ||||||
| 12 | course for Wheeling's future and was elected to the Board of | ||||||
| 13 | Trustees in April 2005; prior to that, he served on the Plan | ||||||
| 14 | Commission for 17 years, including a period of time as | ||||||
| 15 | chairman; as chairman, he helped implement beautification | ||||||
| 16 | projects that added landscaping throughout the village and | ||||||
| 17 | brick pavers to the narrow parkways and initiated the push to | ||||||
| 18 | upgrade the village's comprehensive plan and zoning | ||||||
| 19 | ordinances; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Ken Brady was a member of St. Joseph the Worker | ||||||
| 21 | Catholic Church and served as Grand Knight for the Knights of | ||||||
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| 1 | Columbus Regina Council #4837; he was a also a member of the | ||||||
| 2 | Carpenter's Union Local #181, Wheeling Helping Hands, where he | ||||||
| 3 | helped organize the pig roast and golf outing, the Wheeling | ||||||
| 4 | Garden Club, and the Wheeling Historical Society; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Ken Brady was the beloved husband of 54 years of | ||||||
| 6 | Christine (Mleko) Brady, the loving father of Kathy Brady, | ||||||
| 7 | Cyndi Brady, and Cheryl (Carlos) Brady-Restrepo, the fond | ||||||
| 8 | brother of the late Bernie (Terry) Brady, the cherished | ||||||
| 9 | brother-in-law of the late Barbara and William Weder, the | ||||||
| 10 | second father of Rick (Cindy) Weder, the cousin and uncle of | ||||||
| 11 | many, and the great-uncle of Telis and Niko; therefore, be it
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| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
| 13 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 14 | Kenneth R. "Ken" Brady and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
| 15 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 16 | further
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| 17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 18 | presented to the family of Ken Brady as an expression of our | ||||||
| 19 | deepest sympathy.
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