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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 Lula |
| 4 | | Christine Brown, who passed away on March 14, 2015; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Lula Brown was born on November 10, 1934 in |
| 6 | | Coatopa, Alabama; her parents were Curtis C. and Rosie Lee (nee |
| 7 | | Crocker) Davis; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, After skipping a grade and graduating from high |
| 9 | | school in Livingston, Alabama, Lula Brown relocated to Waukegan |
| 10 | | and assisted many other Alabamians in doing the same; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Lula Brown retired from the Chrysler Corporation |
| 12 | | in Kenosha, Wisconsin after many years of service; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, After over 40 years of attendance at Trinity |
| 14 | | African Methodist Episcopal Church, Lula Brown was baptized in |
| 15 | | the North Shore Church of Christ in 2011; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, Lula Brown was the President of the Waukegan |
| 17 | | Chapter of Alabama Club for over 36 years, retiring in 2013; |
| 18 | | while there, she did a great deal of community work and was |
| 19 | | recognized for such by the People's Voice; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Lula Brown was preceded in death by her husband, |
| 2 | | Willis "Nutch" Brown; her parents; her grandparents; an aunt, |
| 3 | | Rilla Ward; a brother-in-law, Charles London; a niece, Janice |
| 4 | | Rogers; a cousin, Barbara Abrams; a cousin-in-law, Jack Adams, |
| 5 | | Jr.; a special niece, Rosa Hughes; and a special friend, Lucy |
| 6 | | Anderson; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Lula Brown is survived by her only child, Sherby |
| 8 | | Dianne (Anthony) Scurto; a grandson, Willis Lamar (Dama) |
| 9 | | Foster; a great-granddaughter, Nalani Annise Foster; a sister, |
| 10 | | Stella London; an aunt, Annie Mae Hawkins-Grant; 2 special |
| 11 | | cousins, Callie D. Adams and Thomas (Jean) Moore; a |
| 12 | | god-daughter, Shauna (Mitch) Smith; her best friend, Pearlene |
| 13 | | Strawn; her special family friends, James Altounions, Thomas |
| 14 | | O'Neils, and Tony and Merna Franklin; and her many nieces, |
| 15 | | nephews, cousins, in-laws, church family members, and friends; |
| 16 | | therefore, be it
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| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 18 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 19 | | we, along with her family and friends, mourn the passing of |
| 20 | | Lula Christine Brown; and be it further
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| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 22 | | presented to the family of Lula Brown as an expression of our |
| 23 | | sympathy.
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