Full Text of SR0758 98th 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 Laverne S. "Bitz" Brown of Joliet, who | 4 | | passed away on November 9, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Laverne Brown was born in Joliet on April 19, 1924 | 6 | | to Seward and Florence (nee Wilhelmi) Brown; he graduated from | 7 | | Joliet Township High School in 1942, Northwestern University, | 8 | | and was awarded the Doctor of Humane Letters from the | 9 | | University of St. Francis in Joliet; he served his country in | 10 | | the United States Navy during World War II; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Laverne Brown, along with his good friend, Paul | 12 | | Lambrecht, founded Brown and Lambrecht Earthmovers; he served | 13 | | as Director of Amerifed Savings Bank; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Laverne Brown was Trustee of the Operating | 15 | | Engineers Pension Fund, Trustee Emeritus of the University of | 16 | | St. Francis, and a member of the Lewis University President's | 17 | | Council, the Rotary Club of Joliet, the Joliet Country Club, | 18 | | and the Old Marsh Golf Club; he was also an Associate of the | 19 | | Joliet Franciscans; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Laverne Brown was the recipient of many civic and | 21 | | charitable awards for his dedicated service and thoughtful |
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| 1 | | generosity; he was a skilled pilot, world traveler, avid | 2 | | sportsman, and enthusiastic card player; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Laverne Brown was preceded in death by his | 4 | | parents; his brother, Wayne Brown; his mother and | 5 | | father-in-law, Frank and Rose Maxwell; his sister-in-law, | 6 | | Lorriane Bily; his brother-in-law, Frank Maxwell; and his | 7 | | niece, Marybeth Dopudja; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Laverne Brown is survived by his wife of 67 years, | 9 | | Dorothy Maxwell Brown; his sisters-in-law, Joan (the late | 10 | | Laverne "Chip") Vollmer and Betty Maxwell; his brother-in-law, | 11 | | James (Mary) Bily; his nephews, James (Emi) Brown, Jim (Linda) | 12 | | Bily, Tim (Nadine) Bily, Mike (Christy) Bily, Patrick (Julie) | 13 | | Bily, Mark (Jan) Maxwell, and Michael (Janine) Vollmer; his | 14 | | nieces, Candy (Mike) Wagner, Cindy (Jeff) Bily, Marcia Maxwell, | 15 | | Sharon (Jack) Tweedle, and Susan (John) Reed; his cousins; his | 16 | | great-nieces and nephews; his faithful cousin, Marlene Walker; | 17 | | and many dear friends; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 20 | | Laverne S. "Bitz" Brown, and extend our sincere condolences to | 21 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 22 | | further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Laverne Brown as an expression of | 3 | | our deepest sympathy.
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