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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Charles E. "Chuck" Brown of Peoria, who 
4passed away on October 3, 2019; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Chuck Brown was born in Queens, New York to 
6Charles Edward and Anne (Habel) Brown on April 1, 1924; he 
7served in the U.S. Marine Corps in the South Pacific with the 
84th Marine Division, C Company, where he was wounded at Saipan 
9and Iwo Jima; he was awarded a Purple Heart and a Gold Star; he 
10was honorably discharged in 1945 and married Eleanor Lee 
11Riggins in Peoria on August 4, 1945; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Chuck Brown and his brother, Bob, started Chuck 
13Brown Builders in the Peoria area; he later became owner and 
14operator of Sheridan Road Lumber in 1973, which he operated 
15until his passing; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Chuck Brown was a member of the University United 
17Methodist Church in Peoria, the Mohammed Temple Shrine, the 
18Royal Order of Jesters, and Carpenter's Local 183; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, Chuck Brown was preceded in death by his parents; 
20his stepfather, Ed DeVore; and his brothers, George E. and 
21Robert L. Brown; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Chuck Brown is survived by his wife, Eleanor; his  
2children, Nancy (David) Evans and Dr. Terry (Michele) Brown; 
3his  grandchildren, Jennifer (Jason) Stewart, Jason (Jamie) 
4Evans, Nick (Addi) Evans, and Dr. Amalia Winters; and his  
5great-grandchildren, Jacob, Jordan, Presley, Morgan, Charlie, 
6Drew, Kelsey, and Liam; therefore, be it
  
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL 
8ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
9Charles E. "Chuck" Brown and extend our sincere condolences to 
10his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
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12    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
13presented to  the family of  Chuck Brown as an expression of our 
14deepest sympathy.