Bill Text: NY J03164 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourning the death of Isabelle F. Brown, distinguished citizen and devoted member of her community

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2020-05-27 - ADOPTED [J03164 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-J03164-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 3164

BY: Senator PARKER

        MOURNING   the   death   of   Isabelle  F.  Brown,
        distinguished citizen  and  devoted  member  of  her
        community

  WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to pay tribute to
citizens  of  the  State  of  New York whose lifework and civic endeavor
served to enhance the quality of life in their communities and the great
State of New York; and

  WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and  in  full  accord  with  its
long-standing  traditions,  it  is the sense of this Legislative Body to
mourn the death of Isabelle Fleuranges Brown who died on Thursday, April
2, 2020; and

  WHEREAS, The third of  eight  children  born  to  Enrique  and  Pura
Fleuranges,  Isabelle  F. Brown earned a degree in Education from Hunter
College; and

  WHEREAS, She worked for the New York City Public School system as an
educator and administrator; throughout her tenure, she touched thousands
of young lives by making incomparable contributions  to  empowering  and
improving the well-being of her students; and

  WHEREAS,  Isabelle  F. Brown distinguished herself in her profession
and by her  sincere  dedication  and  substantial  contribution  to  the
welfare of her community; and

  WHEREAS,  On  November  21,  1951,  Isabelle married the love of her
life, Clarence R. Brown Sr., and together they were they  proud  parents
of three children; and

  WHEREAS,  Isabelle  F.  Brown's  commitment  to  excellence, and her
spirit  of  humanity,  carried  over  into  all  fields  of  enterprise,
including charitable and civic endeavors; and

  WHEREAS,  Isabelle  F. Brown, who spend countless hours listening to
music and reading, was both a faithful parishioner of St.  Catherine  of
Sienna  Roman Catholic Church and a constant supporter of many different
Catholic charities; and

  WHEREAS, She was also  a  devoted  life  member  of  Zeta  Phi  Beta
Sorority,  dedicating her time and energies to its Stork's Nest Project,
a prenatal health promotion program; and

  WHEREAS,  Predeceased  by  two  of  her  brothers,  Joe   and   Noel
Fleuranges,  Isabelle  F.  Brown  is  survived  by  her  three children,
Clarence,  Jr.,  Catherine  Louise  St.  Cyr,  and  Richard  Dean;  four
grandchildren, Arn and Bernard St. Cyr, and Jordan and Collin Brown; and
four  great-grandchildren,  Sean  Preston  St.  Cyr, and Elijah, Zoe and
Israel Brown; as well as four  sisters,  Irene  McKay,  Wilfred,  Thelma
Thomas, and Marie, and one brother, Carmen; and

  WHEREAS,  Armed  with a humanistic spirit and imbued with a sense of
compassion, Isabelle F. Brown leaves behind a  legacy  which  will  long
endure the passage of time and will remain as a comforting memory to all
she served and befriended; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
mourn the death of  Isabelle  F.  Brown,  and  to  express  its  deepest
condolences to her family; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to the family of Isabelle F. Brown.