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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened |
| 3 | | to learn of the death of Donald Eldridge Brandon, who passed |
| 4 | | away on May 7, 2026; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Donald Brandon was born to Joe and Edna Sanders |
| 6 | | Brandon in Aberdeen, Mississippi on March 8, 1938; he |
| 7 | | committed to his faith at an early age, attending Mt. Moriah |
| 8 | | Missionary Baptist Church in Aberdeen, Mississippi; he was |
| 9 | | educated in the Aberdeen Public Schools system, and he |
| 10 | | graduated from Shivers High School; he married Charlotte |
| 11 | | Brown, and he later married Arlene Haley Williams; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Donald Brandon worked as a laborer for Boston |
| 13 | | Richie Deluxe General Hauling and as a security guard for |
| 14 | | Lincoln Land Community College and for various security guard |
| 15 | | contractors for the State of Illinois; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, Donald Brandon attended Union Baptist Church, |
| 17 | | where he served as an usher; he was involved in youth sports |
| 18 | | and coached many baseball and softball teams; and
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| 19 | | WHEREAS, Donald Brandon was a great athlete who played |
| 20 | | baseball and football, and he was an avid sportsman who |
| 21 | | enjoyed hunting and fishing; he could cook anything grown, |
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| 1 | | hunted, or caught, including frying fish, roasting wild game, |
| 2 | | and cooking greens and sweet potatoes; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, Donald Brandon, affectionately known as "Uncle |
| 4 | | Duck" and "PaPa Don", had a strong work ethic and a deep sense |
| 5 | | of family pride; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Donald Brandon was preceded in death by his |
| 7 | | parents; his second wife, Arlene; his son, Donald; and his |
| 8 | | siblings, Joe Brandon Jr. and Velma Rucker; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Donald Brandon is survived by his sisters, Gladys |
| 10 | | Richie and Betty White; his sister-in-law, Janie Brandon; his |
| 11 | | stepchildren, Roy Williams, Michael (Doris) Williams, Tina |
| 12 | | (Tony) Crawford, Debra (Lorenzo) Link, and Donna Ester; three |
| 13 | | grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and a host of |
| 14 | | other relatives and friends; therefore, be it
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| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL |
| 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 17 | | Donald Eldridge Brandon and extend our sincere condolences to |
| 18 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
| 19 | | further
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| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 21 | | presented to the family of Donald Brandon as an expression of |