Bill Text: IL SR1172 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Dr. Woodbridge C. "Woody" Brown of East Moline.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-11-16 - Resolution Adopted [SR1172 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SR1172-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Dr. Woodbridge C. "Woody" Brown of | ||||||
| 4 | East Moline, who passed away on August 21, 2022; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Woody Brown was born to Elmer and Emma (Ashford) | ||||||
| 6 | Brown in Mt. Morris, Michigan on September 15, 1929; he | ||||||
| 7 | obtained his bachelor's degree in Aeronautical Engineering | ||||||
| 8 | from Iowa State University in 1954; he received his master's | ||||||
| 9 | degree in Research and Development Management from Florida | ||||||
| 10 | State University; he earned his doctorate in Occupational | ||||||
| 11 | Education from North Carolina State University; he served in | ||||||
| 12 | the U.S. Army; he married LaVera "Joy" Hollenbeck, and she | ||||||
| 13 | preceded him in death in 1997; he then married Daphne Frane in | ||||||
| 14 | East Moline on May 1, 1999; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Woody Brown was employed by General Dynamics and | ||||||
| 16 | NASA at the Space Center in Florida, Appalachian State | ||||||
| 17 | University, and the North Carolina College System; he retired | ||||||
| 18 | from the University of Central Missouri at Warrensburg, | ||||||
| 19 | Missouri; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Woody Brown was a member of Iota Lambda Sigma and | ||||||
| 21 | the Kansas City Society of Manufacturing Engineers, where he | ||||||
| 22 | served as chairman in 1984; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Woody Brown was preceded in death by his brother, | ||||||
| 2 | Howard "Howie" Brown; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Woody Brown is survived by his wife, Daphne; | ||||||
| 4 | therefore, be it
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| 5 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
| 6 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 7 | Dr. Woodbridge C. "Woody" Brown and extend our sincere | ||||||
| 8 | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
| 9 | him; and be it further
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| 10 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 11 | presented to the family of Woody Brown as an expression of our | ||||||
| 12 | deepest sympathy.
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