Full Text of SR1450 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 William "Bill" Andrew Brown, formally of | 4 | | Bloomington, who passed away on May 22, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bill Brown graduated from Bloomington High in | 6 | | 1961; he then joined the United States Marine Corps; during his | 7 | | service, he traveled extensively, including to Africa and | 8 | | numerous countries; he earned a meritorious promotion to | 9 | | Sergeant E-4 and was honorably discharged after six years of | 10 | | service; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, After his service, Bill Brown became an apprentice | 12 | | with a local bricklayer union in Bloomington and was given the | 13 | | title of youngest construction foreman in the area; after | 14 | | moving to Colorado, he purchased ski lodges, restaurants, and a | 15 | | pub; he then furthered his education and became a Municipal | 16 | | Judge in Grand County, Colorado; he also became a certified | 17 | | hotel administrator; he and his family then moved to Red River, | 18 | | New Mexico where he managed condominiums and a corporate | 19 | | hunting retreat and rodeo arena; wishing for a warmer climate, | 20 | | the family moved again to Texas, where he managed and built | 21 | | hotels on the Texas Gulf Coast; after buying an RV and | 22 | | extensive travel to the east coast, he found employment with | 23 | | the Department of Defense/NEXCOM; after retirement and |
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| 1 | | settling back in Texas, he became seasonal general manager at | 2 | | the Paradise Inn at the foot of Mount Rainier and the next year | 3 | | at Lake Yellowstone Lodge; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Bill Brown loved to travel with his wife, Cricket; | 5 | | in his later years, he and his wife traveled all over the U.S. | 6 | | and Europe; he also enjoyed skiing, hunting, community service, | 7 | | and hospitality; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Bill Brown was proceeded in death by his parents, | 9 | | William "Bill" E. and Ina Jean Brown; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Bill Brown is survived by Cricket Brown and Nikki | 11 | | Brown and Mark Brown, Scott and Staci Huggins, and Jodi and | 12 | | Bill Taylor; his seven grandchildren, Braxton, Savannah, and | 13 | | Sage Huggins, Ryan Murry, and Chloe, Grace, and Kyle Taylor; | 14 | | his one great-grandchild, Houston Wyatt Huggins; his siblings, | 15 | | Robert "Ed" (Paula) Brown, Rodney O. (Pat) Brown, and Debba | 16 | | (John) Jean Sweeney; and his numerous nieces and nephews; | 17 | | therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 20 | | William "Bill" Andrew Brown and extend our sincere
condolences | 21 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be | 22 | | it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 2 | | presented to the family of Bill Brown as an expression of
our | 3 | | deepest sympathy.
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