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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 
3to learn of the death of Donald Eugene Brandon, who passed away 
4on December 29, 2021; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Donald Brandon was born to Donald Eldridge 
6Brandon and Charlotte Yvette Brown Brandon in Springfield on 
7March 6, 1962; he was baptized at Union Baptist Church as a 
8child and served there as a Jr. Usher;
he attended Springfield 
9Public Schools and graduated from Springfield Southeast High 
10School where he was a standout point guard for the Southeast 
11High School basketball team; he received an associate degree 
12from Monmouth College; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Donald Brandon later began working as a security 
14guard at Southeast High School; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Donald Brandon was a die-hard Southeast High 
16School fan who could always be seen on the sidelines cheering 
17on his beloved Southeast Spartans; he was affectionately 
18called "Donnie B." or "Mr. Spartan" and took great pride in 
19representing his Spartans against the crosstown rival Lanphier 
20Lions; and
  
 
21    WHEREAS, Donald Brandon was preceded in death by his 
 
 
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1mother; and
  
 
2    WHEREAS, Donald Brandon is survived by his daughters, 
3Donita Brandon and Donnesha Brandon; his son, Rovale D. Reese; 
4his father and stepmother, Donald and Arlene Brandon; his nine 
5grandchildren; his aunts, Gladys Richie, Betty J. White, and 
6Velma Rucker; his uncle, Nathan (Colleen) Brown; his special 
7cousin, Rosemary Nash; his stepsisters, Tina (Tony) Crawford, 
8Debra (Lorenzo) Link, and Donna Ester; his stepbrothers, Roy 
9Williams Jr. and Michael (Doris) Williams;  his cousins; and 
10his friends; therefore, be it
  
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL 
12ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of

13Donald Eugene Brandon and extend our sincere
condolences to 
14his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it 
15further
  
 
16    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

17presented to the family of Donald Brandon as an expression of

18our deepest sympathy.