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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
Robert H. Brady of Wilmette, who passed 
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away on January 5, 2009; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Robert Brady was a lifelong resident of Wilmette 
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and a graduate of New Trier High School; he served his country 
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with pride and distinction as a member of the Army Corps of 
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Engineers during World War II; and

 
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    WHEREAS, After his discharge from the Army, Robert Brady 
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bought a car, converted it into a taxi cab, and began driving 
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for the 303 Cab Company; he then worked for the Wilmette Public 
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Works Department for a few years before becoming a probationary 
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firefighter for the Wilmette Fire Department in 1952; in 1954, 
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he married his beloved wife, Mary; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In 1976, Robert Brady was picked to serve as the 
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Wilmette Fire Department's fourth fire chief, a position he 
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remained in until his retirement in 1987; during his tenure, he 
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began the department's paramedic program, one of the first in 
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the area; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Following his retirement from the Wilmette Fire 
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Department, Robert Brady worked as a crossing guard at Skokie 
 


 






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Boulevard and Wilmette Avenue until 1999, completing 50 years 
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of employment with the Village of Wilmette; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Robert Brady is survived by his wife, Mary; his 
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daughter, Ellyn Warner; his sister, Jean Caselli; and his 
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granddaughter; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH 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 Robert H. Brady; 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 Robert Brady as an expression of our 
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sympathy.