Full Text of SR0801 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 E. "Chuck" Brown of Peoria, who | 4 | | passed away on October 3, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Chuck Brown was born in Queens, New York to | 6 | | Charles Edward and Anne (Habel) Brown on April 1, 1924; he | 7 | | served in the U.S. Marine Corps in the South Pacific with the | 8 | | 4th Marine Division, C Company, where he was wounded at Saipan | 9 | | and Iwo Jima; he was awarded a Purple Heart and a Gold Star; he | 10 | | was honorably discharged in 1945 and married Eleanor Lee | 11 | | Riggins in Peoria on August 4, 1945; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Chuck Brown and his brother, Bob, started Chuck | 13 | | Brown Builders in the Peoria area; he later became owner and | 14 | | operator of Sheridan Road Lumber in 1973, which he operated | 15 | | until his passing; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Chuck Brown was a member of the University United | 17 | | Methodist Church in Peoria, the Mohammed Temple Shrine, the | 18 | | Royal Order of Jesters, and Carpenter's Local 183; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Chuck Brown was preceded in death by his parents; | 20 | | his stepfather, Ed DeVore; and his brothers, George E. and | 21 | | Robert L. Brown; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Chuck Brown is survived by his wife, Eleanor; his | 2 | | children, Nancy (David) Evans and Dr. Terry (Michele) Brown; | 3 | | his grandchildren, Jennifer (Jason) Stewart, Jason (Jamie) | 4 | | Evans, Nick (Addi) Evans, and Dr. Amalia Winters; and his | 5 | | great-grandchildren, Jacob, Jordan, Presley, Morgan, Charlie, | 6 | | Drew, Kelsey, and Liam; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 8 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 9 | | Charles E. "Chuck" Brown and extend our sincere condolences to | 10 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 11 | | further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the family of Chuck Brown as an expression of our | 14 | | deepest sympathy.
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