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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 William Bliss "Bill" Brown of Joliet, who |
| 4 | | passed away on April 29, 2019; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bill Brown was born in Joliet to Pliny Bliss and |
| 6 | | Ruth (Scully) Brown on October 25, 1927; he graduated from |
| 7 | | Farragut Elementary School and Joliet Township High School; he |
| 8 | | received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from |
| 9 | | the University of Illinois and served in the United States Army |
| 10 | | Air Force during World War II from 1946 to 1948; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Bill Brown worked as an engineer in the roofing |
| 12 | | and construction industries; after he retired, he operated B&B |
| 13 | | Exterminators; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Bill Brown was an avid gardener and enjoyed taking |
| 15 | | care of his yard; he and his wife, Betty, took many trips to Au |
| 16 | | Train Township, Michigan and passed their love of the Upper |
| 17 | | Peninsula on to their children and grandchildren; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, Bill Brown was preceded in death by his wife, |
| 19 | | Elizabeth Jane "Betty" (Fitzgerald) Brown; his son, Michael |
| 20 | | Brown; his parents; his sister, Ruth Ellis; and his wife's |
| 21 | | siblings, Mary Lu (Arthur) Silk, William (Marietta) |
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| 1 | | Fitzgerald, and Jack (Mariann) Fitzgerald; and
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Bill Brown is survived by his children, Mary |
| 3 | | (Bill) Whitmer, Kevin (Stacey) Brown, and Meg (Nick) Honiotes; |
| 4 | | his daughter-in-law, Carol (Kim) Warpinski; his grandchildren, |
| 5 | | Patrick (Tricia) Brown, Kerry Brown, Ryan Brown, Fr. John |
| 6 | | Honiotes, Maira (Ryan) Dunphy, Elizabeth (Joshua) Lim, Keenan |
| 7 | | Whitmer, Casey (Camille Green) Whitmer, Conor Whitmer, Bridget |
| 8 | | (Brendan) Smyth, Tim (Kelsie) Brown, Tom Brown, Kate Brown, |
| 9 | | Emily Warpinski, Andrew (Melissa) Warpinski, Ellen Warpinski, |
| 10 | | Alex (Erin) Warpinski, Adam Warpinski, and Gus Warpinski; his |
| 11 | | great-grandchildren, Mary, Francis, Joseph, John, Brendan, |
| 12 | | Liam, Theo, and AJ; his sister, Mary Ann "Bunny" (the late |
| 13 | | James) Lydon; his sister-in-law, Kate (the late Joe) Broderick; |
| 14 | | and many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL |
| 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 17 | | William Bliss "Bill" Brown and extend our sincere condolences |
| 18 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be |
| 19 | | it further
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| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 21 | | presented to the family of Bill Brown as an expression of our |
| 22 | | deepest sympathy.
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