SR1205 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Vivian "Viv" (Brimmer) Brown, who passed away on September 11, 2024; and

WHEREAS, Vivian Brown was born to Carroll Nathan and Lillian Shelton Brimmer in Chicago on July 14, 1922; she was raised in West Woodlawn; she attended McCosh Elementary School and graduated from Englewood High School in June 1940; she later received an associate's degree from Wilson Junior College; she married William Robert Brown on August 31, 1947, and they had three children and raised their family in Woodlawn, Englewood, Bronzeville, and Chatham before purchasing a home in West Chesterfield, and he preceded her in death in 2003; and

WHEREAS, Vivian Brown began her career as a librarian at the central branch of the Chicago Public Library; she later transferred to the Oakwood branch in Lincoln Center; after an interim with the Chicago Commission for Handicapped Children, she took a position as a catalogue librarian at Chicago State University (CSU), where she worked until retiring in 2005 after 38 years of service; while employed at CSU, she completed her baccalaureate degree in Black Studies; and

WHEREAS, Vivian Brown was a lifetime member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. and sang regularly in the choir at Lincoln Memorial Church, where she had been baptized and married; and

WHEREAS, Vivian Brown enjoyed reading, working crossword puzzles, and traveling extensively, including a 1988 trip to Japan, Hong Kong, and Singapore; she also enjoyed watching NBA basketball, especially the Golden State Warriors; on her 100th birthday, she was honored with a call from Scottie Pippen and a musical tribute from the Grammy winning group Take Six; and

WHEREAS, Vivian Brown is survived by her children, Lydia Louise (Magras Muhammad), Charlotte Marie, and William (Barbara) Brown Jr.; two grandchildren; two great-nephews; one great-granddaughter; one great-grandson; six great-grandnieces; her great-grandnephews; and a host of friends and great-great- grandnieces and great-great-grandnephews; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Vivian "Viv" (Brimmer) Brown 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 Vivian Brown as an expression of our deepest sympathy.