Full Text of SR1230 100th 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 Gerald Brown of Moline, who passed away | 4 | | on December 29, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Brown was born in Champaign to Estel and | 6 | | Dorcas (Davis) Brown on November 13, 1950 and he lived in | 7 | | Gibson City with his family until 1966 when they moved to | 8 | | Moline; he graduated from Moline High School and served in the | 9 | | U.S. Army from 1969 until 1970; he earned an associate's degree | 10 | | on the G.I. Bill from Black Hawk College and married Lori | 11 | | Bowling on September 19, 1992; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, As a young boy, Gerald Brown started working for | 13 | | farmers in Gibson City; he retired from Case-IH in East Moline | 14 | | in 2003, where he was a production welder; he then worked for | 15 | | John Deere Planter Works as a welder until 2010; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Brown was a skilled fisherman and hunter | 17 | | and a talented singer and guitar player; he performed in | 18 | | numerous groups through a 40-year span and composed and | 19 | | performed "East Moline Blues", a viral YouTube video; he had | 20 | | many friends and could usually be found at the Hard Times Bar | 21 | | in Moline during the afternoon; he was a member of American | 22 | | Legion Post 246; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Brown was preceded in death by his wife, | 2 | | Lori; his parents; his brother, Dick; and his sisters, Jacqui | 3 | | and Cindy; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Brown is survived by his son, Mark | 5 | | (Tiffany) Willard; his daughter, Tara Willard; his brother, | 6 | | Randy (Debbie) Brown; his sister, Debbie (Mark) Rodgers; his | 7 | | sister-in-law, Barb Brown; his granddaughters, Madison and Mya | 8 | | Willard; and numerous nephews, nieces, cousins, and friends; | 9 | | therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | Gerald Brown, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | 13 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Gerald Brown as an expression of our | 16 | | deepest sympathy.
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