Full Text of SR0355 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Florence M. O'Neil Brannon on December 9, | 4 | | 2018 at the age of 98; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Florence Brannon was born on October 9, 1920 to | 6 | | James and Mary O'Neil, the oldest of their three daughters, in | 7 | | Ludlow, Massachusetts; she was salutatorian of the Ludlow High | 8 | | School class of 1937, and, in 1941, graduated from | 9 | | UMass-Amherst with a Bachelor of Arts in Home Economics (now | 10 | | Food Science); she was a member and officer of Chi Omega | 11 | | sorority; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, In 1942, Florence Brannon was recruited by the | 13 | | United States Department of Agriculture, where she served for | 14 | | six years as a food inspector of California Canneries; in this | 15 | | role, she ensured that the foods delivered to the U.S. military | 16 | | from San Diego to the Oregon border were Grade A; she relished | 17 | | the "good deal of freedom" the position gave her; while living | 18 | | in San Francisco, she married Richard Brannon, a ship's | 19 | | engineer in the Merchant Marines; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Florence Brannon, after the birth of her son, | 21 | | earned a master's degree in management at The Ohio State | 22 | | University; she resumed her career with the federal government |
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| 1 | | as a dietician for Northampton V.A. Medical Center, where she | 2 | | worked for 35 years, eventually becoming the chief dietician | 3 | | supervising the 65 staff members; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Florence Brannon was active for many years in the | 5 | | American Dietetic Association and Zonta International, a | 6 | | service group focused on empowering women around the world; | 7 | | following her retirement in 1985, she became a great traveler, | 8 | | visiting family, friends, and historic places across the United | 9 | | States as well as in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, | 10 | | including a favorite trip to the Great Wall of China; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, In December 2002, Florence Brannon moved to Oak | 12 | | Park to be near family; she was considered very observant and | 13 | | pleasant; in celebration of her 98th birthday, she ordered | 14 | | Chinese food with champagne and creme brulee for all; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Florence Brannon was preceded in death by her son, | 16 | | Richard, and by her sisters, Alice Marshall and Marion (Paul) | 17 | | Scholten; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Florence Brannon is survived by her | 19 | | brother-in-law, James Marshall, as well as many nieces and | 20 | | nephews and other loved ones; therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL |
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| 1 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 2 | | Florence M. O'Neil Brannon, and extend our sincere condolences | 3 | | to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be | 4 | | it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to the family of Florence Brannon as an expression of | 7 | | our deepest sympathy.
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