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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
Daniel Wade Brown of Granite City, who |
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| passed away on August 29, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Daniel Brown was born on April 26, 1939 in St. |
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| Louis, Missouri; he was a graduate of C.B.C., Washington |
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| University, and University of Missouri - St. Louis and had |
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| received numerous law degrees, mediation degrees, journalism |
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| degrees, and teaching degrees; and
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| WHEREAS, Daniel Brown served his country with pride and |
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| distinction as a member of the United States Army Reserves; and
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| WHEREAS, Daniel Brown was employed with Coldwell Banker - |
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| Brown Agency in Edwardsville as a commercial real estate agent; |
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| he served as economic development director and as 4th Ward |
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| Alderman in Granite City; he served as vice president of Van |
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| Arch and Associates; he was a past president and founder of the |
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| Granite City Ambassadors and a past president and assistant |
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| district governor of the Rotary Club; he was the chairman of |
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| the Rotary Community Action Prayer Breakfast for 14 years and a |
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| member of the Granite City Masonic Triple Lodge 835 and Ainad |
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| Shrine; he also served as a private practice attorney; and
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| WHEREAS, Following his retirement, Daniel Brown enjoyed |
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| his time helping the Chamber of Commerce of Southwestern |
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| Madison County with the Children's Christmas Party and |
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| Leadership Program; he also served as the chairman of the |
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| chamber's golf tournament; he also enjoyed playing golf and |
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| reading and will be remembered for the love of his family, |
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| friends, and community; and
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| WHEREAS, Daniel Brown was preceded in death by his parents, |
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| Emmett and Mercedes, nee Wiethaupt, Brown; his father-in-law, |
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| Joseph Perigan; and his sister-in-law, JoAnn Jones; and
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| WHEREAS, Daniel Brown is survived by his wife, Rosemarie, |
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| nee Perigan, Brown, whom he married on November 23, 1983 in St. |
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| Louis, Missouri; his brother, James Brown; his mother-in-law |
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| and step father-in-law, Marie and Julian "Duke" Lisson; his |
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| brothers-in-laws and sisters-in-law, Joe and Sherry Perigan, |
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| Randy and Sherrie Lisson, Carolyn and Bill Mayer, Toby Neely, |
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| and Donald Jones; and his many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, |
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| great-nephews, other extended family members, and friends; |
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| 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 Daniel Wade Brown; and |
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| be it further
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