Full Text of SR0886 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 Charles "Norman" Brown Jr. of Normal, who | 4 | | passed away on December 10, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Norman Brown was born in Ames, Iowa to Verna | 6 | | Eunice Hughes and Charles Norman Brown Sr. on January 2, 1930; | 7 | | he graduated from Ames High School in 1947, where he served as | 8 | | class president and participated in athletics; he graduated | 9 | | from Iowa State University in 1951 with a Bachelor of Science | 10 | | and in 1953 with a Master of Science in Agronomy; he was tapped | 11 | | for the Cardinal Key, the highest honor for men, and served as | 12 | | president of the University YMCA and Delta Upsilon Fraternity; | 13 | | he sang in numerous quartets and choirs; he married Ruth K.L. | 14 | | Andersen in 1952; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Following four years of ROTC, Norman Brown was | 16 | | inducted into the U.S. Air Force as a second lieutenant in | 17 | | 1953, where he completed pilot flight training; he was a | 18 | | veteran of the Cold War, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, | 19 | | retiring as lieutenant colonel and command pilot in 1973; he | 20 | | lived in 10 states and four overseas countries and visited many | 21 | | others; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Norman Brown flew corporate aircraft for the |
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| 1 | | General Telephone Co. (Verizon) from the Bloomington airport | 2 | | for 15 years; his piloting career consisted of approximately | 3 | | 13,000 flights in aircraft from the little yellow Piper Cub to | 4 | | the eight engine B-52 bomber; his photo with a GTE Beech | 5 | | airplane was on the cover of Professional Pilot Magazine in | 6 | | 1987; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Norman Brown worked for decades with his family in | 8 | | real estate and farming; he was a longtime member of Calvary | 9 | | United Methodist Church in Normal, serving in various | 10 | | capacities; he also participated in the Ecumenical Walk to | 11 | | Emmaus/Great Banquet, including its prison ministries; he was a | 12 | | longtime member of Illinois State University Senior | 13 | | Professionals and the College Alumni Club, where he served as | 14 | | president; he sang in the choir for the Bloomington American | 15 | | Passion Play for 15 years; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Norman Brown married Carolyn Lee Kuhlman in 2002; | 17 | | and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Norman Brown enjoyed time with family and friends, | 19 | | farming, hunting, aviation, motor vehicles, music, Christian | 20 | | ministries, travel, and reading; he especially liked motorized | 21 | | machines and kept several antique vehicles running; he restored | 22 | | and maintained the home, buildings, and grounds on the | 23 | | farmstead where his family has lived since 1986; he graciously |
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| 1 | | shared the farmstead with other individuals and groups, | 2 | | including for weddings and picnics; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Norman Brown was preceded in death by his wife of | 4 | | 44 years, Ruth; his parents; his sister, Elsie Huber; his | 5 | | brother, Wayne Brown; and his son-in-law, Bill Shewman; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Norman Brown is survived by his wife, Carolyn; his | 7 | | brother, Keith Brown; his children, Tannia Shewman, Laurine | 8 | | Brown, Blaine (Susan) Brown, and Clinton (Debbie) Brown; his | 9 | | grandchildren, Nada (Jeremy) Stahmer, Melea (Spencer) Tejedas, | 10 | | Dane (Jasmine) Shewman, Shelby (Isaac) Heath, Preston, | 11 | | Cheylane, Alia, and Rianne Brown, and Ian, Bryce, Evan, and | 12 | | Brynn Kuhlman; his great-grandchildren, Ruthie, Zac, Liam, and | 13 | | Landon Stahmer, Anistyn and Levi Heath, and Ayla Shewman; and | 14 | | his stepsons, Robert (Melissa) and Charles Kuhlman; therefore, | 15 | | be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 18 | | Charles "Norman" Brown Jr. and extend our sincere condolences | 19 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 20 | | it further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 22 | | presented to the family of Norman Brown as an expression of our |
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| 1 | | deepest sympathy.
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