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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
3 | | learn of the death of Bolingbrook Deputy Mayor Leroy Brown Sr., |
4 | | who passed away on October 31, 2017; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Deputy Mayor Brown severed in Vietnam with the |
6 | | Green Berets; and
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7 | | WHEREAS, Deputy Mayor Brown moved to Bolingbrook in 1976; |
8 | | he was married to Pat for 51 years and has two sons, Leroy Jr. |
9 | | and Jeffrey, and five grandchildren; and
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10 | | WHEREAS, Deputy Mayor Brown was a committed community |
11 | | volunteer for more than 40 years; from 1976 to 2017, he served |
12 | | as president of the Indian Oaks Condo Association; from 1990 |
13 | | through 1993, he served as a fire and police board |
14 | | commissioner; from 1993 to 2000, he served on the village board |
15 | | of trustees; from 2000 until 2017, he also served as deputy |
16 | | mayor; and
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17 | | WHEREAS, Deputy Mayor Brown founded the Bolingbrook |
18 | | Joyfest and Bridging the Gap, which aired on Bolingbrook |
19 | | Community Television from 1996 through 2017; he attended many |
20 | | annual events sponsored by VFW Post 5917, American Legion Post |
21 | | 1288, the Knights of Columbus, the Black History Awareness |