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90_HR0182
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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, It is with great pleasure that we recognize a
3 citizen of this State who, determined to receive an
4 education, overcame great challenges to fulfill a lifelong
5 dream; and
6 WHEREAS, Edward Brown of Country Club Hills, at the age
7 of 80, received an associate's degree in applied science and
8 real estate from Prairie State College in Chicago Heights;
9 and
10 WHEREAS, In 1932, during the Great Depression, Edward
11 Brown dropped out of high school to help support his family,
12 and in 1948, he was forced to drop out of the University of
13 Illinois at Chicago to support his wife and children; and
14 WHEREAS, After forty-two years of working two jobs and
15 after retiring from the National Guard, the City of Chicago,
16 and the United States Post Office, Edward Brown returned to
17 class to earn that long sought and dreamed of degree; and
18 WHEREAS, The great-grandson of slaves, Edward Brown,
19 because of his devotion to his family and his dream of
20 receiving an education, leaves a legacy of commitment and
21 determination that were his hallmarks; his family are justly
22 proud of him; therefore, be it
23 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
24 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
25 congratulate Edward Brown on receiving his degree from
26 Prairie State College and extend to him our sincere best
27 wishes for continued success in the future; and be it further
28 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
29 presented to him as an expression of our respect and
30 admiration.