Full Text of HR1629 95th General Assembly
HR1629 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of William | 4 |
| E. Brazley of Olympia Fields, who passed away November 8, 2008; | 5 |
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| WHEREAS, Architect William E. Brazley Jr. left his mark on | 7 |
| the skyline of Chicago, the suburbs and O'Hare Airport, but one | 8 |
| of his proudest moments was when he stepped on the golf course | 9 |
| at Olympia Fields Country Club in 1992; Mr. Brazley and Eric | 10 |
| Johnson, the former head of Johnson Products Company, were the | 11 |
| first two African Americans voted into the old-line country | 12 |
| club by the membership; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Brazley started William E. Brazley & | 14 |
| Associates Ltd., a Matteson architectural company, with his | 15 |
| wife, Peggy, in 1975; they built the company into a one of the | 16 |
| largest minority-owned architectural firms in the Midwest, | 17 |
| with more than 40 employees and two additional offices; the | 18 |
| company completed more than 500 projects during its 30-year | 19 |
| history; and | 20 |
| WHEREAS, In addition, the firm designed and built the $50 | 21 |
| million joint cargo facility at O'Hare Airport for Lufthansa | 22 |
| and Air France Airlines, the $40 million convocation center at |
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| Chicago State University, and the Maywood public works | 2 |
| facility, as well as numerous schools, churches, and | 3 |
| educational municipal buildings in the Chicago area, Michigan, | 4 |
| and Indiana; and
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| WHEREAS, The company also worked with other builders on | 6 |
| major ventures including the McCormick Place Annex, the United | 7 |
| Terminal at O'Hare, Navy Pier expansion, and the modernization | 8 |
| of Cook County Hospital; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Brazley was a graduate of Thornton High School | 10 |
| in Harvey and Purdue University and did advanced work at | 11 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology; before starting his | 12 |
| firm he was director of facilities management and assistant | 13 |
| budget director at Governors State University; and
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| WHEREAS, He was an accomplished chef who was proud of his | 15 |
| gumbo; he had an extensive outdoor kitchen that was once | 16 |
| featured on a home and garden television show; and | 17 |
| WHEREAS, William Brazley is survived by his wife, Peggy; | 18 |
| his two sons, Kerry and Kendall; five grandchildren; and his | 19 |
| Goddaughter, Bettie Lewis; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 21 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of | 2 |
| William Brazley; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 |
| presented to the family of William E. Brazley as a symbol of | 5 |
| our sincere sympathy.
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