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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives were
 3    saddened to learn of  the  death  of  Florida  May  Brown  of
 4    Chicago; and

 5        WHEREAS,  Mrs.  Brown  was  born  on February 12, 1920 in
 6    Clarksdale, Mississippi to Willie and Hattie Buckhalter; and

 7        WHEREAS,  Mrs.  Brown  relocated  to  Chicago  where  she
 8    married the late Forrest  W.  Brown  Jr.  and  impacted  upon
 9    communities  both  locally  and  globally  through her active
10    membership in organizations such  as  Salem  House,  the  SRI
11    (Stanford Research Institute), and Park Manor Neighbors; and

12        WHEREAS,  Mrs.  Brown  has  received  numerous awards and
13    recognitions during her 33 years of Federal Service;  through
14    her  untiring public, private, and community involvement  she
15    worked to sponsor countless  children  and  individuals  into
16    summer   work,  full-time  career  positions,  and  education
17    scholarship programs; later in her  life,  she  was  inducted
18    into  the  Senior  Citizens  Hall of Fame of Chicago and also
19    obtained her bachelor's degree at age 63; and

20        WHEREAS, Mrs. Brown will be greatly missed  by  countless
21    communities,  families,  and individuals, especially her son,
22    Forrest W. Brown III and  his  wife,  Janice  M.  Brown;  her
23    grandchildren,  Jayna  L.  Brown,  Forrest  Brown  IV, Tracey
24    Brown, and Tomel Lamb; her nephew, Brian  Boulware  and  wife
25    Sandy   Boulware;  her  nieces,  Karen  Boulware  and  Lauren
26    Boulware; and a host of other nieces and nephews;  therefore,
27    be it

28        RESOLVED,   BY   THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE
29    NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,  that
30    we  mourn  the  death of Florida May Brown along with all who
31    knew and loved her and extend our sincere condolences to  her
 
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 1    family and friends; and be it further

 2        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
 3    presented to the family of Florida May Brown as an expression
 4    of our deepest sympathy.