Bill Text: IL HR0518 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Dr. Charles Brown.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-10-25 - Resolution Adopted [HR0518 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HR0518-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
Dr. | ||||||
| 4 | Charles Brown, who passed away on May 18, 2011; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Charles Brown was born on April 8, 1951, in | ||||||
| 6 | Racine, Wisconsin; his parents were Manny S. Brown and Jeanne | ||||||
| 7 | (Levin) Brown; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Charles Brown was elected to serve as the | ||||||
| 9 | Secretary of the Board of Commissioners of the Rockford Park | ||||||
| 10 | District in 2009; he served in that position from 2010 until | ||||||
| 11 | his passing; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Charles Brown contributed his considerable skills | ||||||
| 13 | and expertise in communication; he greatly enjoyed | ||||||
| 14 | representing the Rockford Park District at many of the social | ||||||
| 15 | and networking events in his community; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Charles Brown was passionate about advocating the | ||||||
| 17 | development of downtown Rockford; he chaired successful | ||||||
| 18 | fundraising efforts for the Burpee Museum and the Discovery | ||||||
| 19 | Center Museum; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Charles Brown was described by his friends and | ||||||
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| 1 | co-workers as a thoughtful person with a bright smile and a | ||||||
| 2 | contagious enthusiasm for life; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Charles Brown was preceded in death by his wife, | ||||||
| 4 | Becky; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Charles Brown is survived by his brother, Richard; | ||||||
| 6 | his four nieces and nephews; and his three stepdaughters; | ||||||
| 7 | therefore, be it
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| 8 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 9 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 10 | we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Dr. | ||||||
| 11 | Charles "Chuck" Brown; and be it further
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| 12 | RESOLVED, That we remember the public service that Dr. | ||||||
| 13 | Brown provided and his willingness to serve his community; and | ||||||
| 14 | be it further
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| 15 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 16 | presented to the family of Charles Brown and the Rockford Park | ||||||
| 17 | District Board as a symbol of our sincere sympathy and in | ||||||
| 18 | memoriam of his selfless public service.
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