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92_SR0536
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3 to learn of the death of Norman A. Brown of Park Ridge, who
4 passed away recently; and
5 WHEREAS, Mr. Brown was believed to have been the resident
6 who lived in Park Ridge the longest, all 93 years of his
7 life; he was born in Park Ridge in 1909 to William G. and
8 Renata Brown; and
9 WHEREAS, Mr. Brown was a service manager at the local
10 Ford dealer; he was a machinist for Douglas Aircraft, owned a
11 service station with his brother, Brownie Service Station,
12 and became a volunteer fireman in 1935; and
13 WHEREAS, Mr. Brown was elected to replace the city's fire
14 chief in 1947, becoming the city's first paid fire chief in
15 1961; during his career as fire chief, Mr. Brown and put all
16 his efforts into the department and fought to get the city's
17 first paramedics; in 1976, Mr. Brown retired and became an
18 avid gardener and worked a few days a week at Bachmann True
19 Value Hardware; and
20 WHEREAS, Mr. Brown's loving wife Elizabeth Ann preceded
21 him in death; and
22 WHEREAS, Norman Brown will be deeply missed by all those
23 who knew him and loved him, especially his son, Norman W.
24 (Kelly) Brown; his grandsons, William J. and Brendan A.
25 Brown; and his sister, Margaret Burrows; therefore, be it
26 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
27 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
28 his family and friends, the passing of Norman A. Brown; and
29 be it further
30 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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1 presented to the family of Norman A. Brown with our sincere
2 condolences.