Full Text of SR0828 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 Dorothy Mae "Dottie" Brown of Joliet at | 4 | | the age of 96; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dottie Brown was born in Joliet to Frank and Rose | 6 | | Maxwell in 1923; she graduated from Joliet Township High School | 7 | | in 1941; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, During World War II, Dottie Brown worked at the | 9 | | Joliet Arsenal in Manhattan while her future husband, LaVerne | 10 | | "Bitz" Brown, served in the military; after the war, they were | 11 | | married at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, In 1948, Dottie Brown and her husband along with | 13 | | their high school friends Paul and Vicki Lambrecht formed Brown | 14 | | and Lambrecht Earthmovers; the company grew to become a major | 15 | | regional civil contractor, providing gainful employment to | 16 | | thousands of individuals throughout Illinois and the Midwest; | 17 | | and | 18 | | WHEREAS, For the last 60 years, Dottie Brown supported a | 19 | | number of local non-profit service organizations, including | 20 | | the Joliet Area Community Hospice, the Sisters of St. Francis | 21 | | of Mary Immaculate, the University of St. Francis, Lewis |
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| 1 | | University, Joliet Catholic Academy, Providence High School, | 2 | | the Silver Cross Foundation, St. Joseph Hospital, | 3 | | Childerguild, and the Diocese of Joliet; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Dottie Brown was a lifelong parishioner at St. | 5 | | John the Baptist Catholic Church; she and her husband were | 6 | | strong advocates for Joliet and Will County and will be | 7 | | remembered for their philanthropy and tireless dedication to | 8 | | local education, health care, and service to those in need; | 9 | | From humble beginnings, she was continuously grateful for her | 10 | | life's blessings; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Dottie Brown was preceded in death by her husband | 12 | | of 67 years, LaVerne "Bitz" Brown; her parents; her brother, | 13 | | Frank (Betty) Maxwell; her sister, Lorraine (Jim) Bily; her | 14 | | parents-in-law, Seward and Florence Brown; her brother-in-law, | 15 | | Wayne Brown; her sister-in-law, Joan (LaVerne "Chip") Vollmer; | 16 | | and her niece, Marybeth Dopudja; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Dottie Brown is survived by her nieces, Candy | 18 | | (Mike) Wagner, Cindy (Jeff Berry) Bily, Marcia Maxwell, Sharon | 19 | | (Jack) Tweedle, and Susan (John) Reed; her nephews, James (Emi) | 20 | | Brown, Michael (Janine) Vollmer, Mark (Jan) Maxwell, Jim | 21 | | (Linda) Bily, Tim (Nadine) Bily, Mike (Christy Ford) Bily, and | 22 | | Patrick (Julie) Bily; her cousin, Marlene Walker; numerous | 23 | | great-nieces and great-nephews; her loving caregivers, |
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| 1 | | Katarzyna Gorna and Rose Petty; and her many dear friends, | 2 | | including George and Regina Block, Jeanette D'Arcy, Jeanne | 3 | | Jacobs, and Bob and Rosemary Stephen; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 5 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 6 | | Dorothy Mae "Dottie" Brown and extend our sincere condolences | 7 | | to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be | 8 | | it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the family of Dottie Brown as an expression of our | 11 | | deepest sympathy.
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