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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to  
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learn of the death of
Louis L. Brown of Anna, who passed away 
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on October 17, 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Louis L. Brown was born on April 3, 1924 in Anna; 
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he was the son of Homer and Ollie Winn Brown; he married 
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Dorothy Mae Lewis on July 23, 1968 in Anna; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Louis L. Brown served in the United States Marines 
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during World War II; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Louis L. Brown owned and operated Brown's Body 
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Shop in Jonesboro for many years; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Louis L. Brown was a member of Landmark 
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Pentecostal Church and the Carroll P. Foster Post 3455 of the 
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VFW in Anna; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Louis L. Brown was an avid squirrel hunter and a 
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die hard St. Louis Cardinals fan; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Louis L. Brown was preceded in death by his 
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parents, Homer and Ollie, and his sister, Opal Smith; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Louis L. Brown is survived by his wife, Dorothy; 
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his children, Marianne Dillow and Rhonda (Mike) Shannon; his 
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sister, Leta Mae Dirden; his grandchildren, Alaina Shannon, 
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David (Robin) Shannon, and Brent Shannon; his 
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great-grandchildren, Constance, Ethan, and Breanna Shannon; 
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his nieces and nephews; and his other relatives and many 
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friends; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Louis L. Brown will be remembered by all who knew 
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and loved him as a devoted family man; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family and friends, the passing of Louis L. Brown; and be 
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it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Louis L. Brown as an expression of 
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our sympathy.