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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3to learn of the death of Linda A. Braun of Country Club Hills,
4who passed away on February 21, 2021 at the age of 73; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Linda Braun and her husband of 50 years, Fred,
6were residents of Country Club Hills for more than 45 years;
7they met and fell in love during a company bowling league and
8quickly formed a partnership on the drag strip, as Fred raced
9his car and she led his pit crew; their love of family, sports,
10and civic service was a road map for their lives; and
 
11    WHEREAS, A mentor to many, Linda Braun often loudly
12praised those whom she unknowingly inspired to become great
13leaders and engaged community citizens through her example of
14volunteering to countless local organizations; she rose from
15assistant Brownie leader to a regional head of the Girl
16Scouts; she was the first to introduce and implement the Daisy
17Girl Scout program for the Chicago area; she became PTA
18President and ran the Cougars football cheerleading program
19before taking on a leadership role in the Hillcrest Booster
20Club; and
 
21    WHEREAS, Linda Braun's public service spanned all ages
22with a focus on seniors in recent years; the culmination of her

 

 

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1community stewardship materialized when she created a
2community of support for seniors called the Country Club Hills
3OAK program in 2001; and
 
4    WHEREAS, While Linda Braun began each professional
5challenge at an entry-level, she rose to leadership positions
6quickly; her career began as a switchboard operator at Joanna
7Western Mills where her father, husband, and many other family
8members worked; after becoming a mother, she sought part-time
9jobs to keep her kids involved in community activities; many
10remember her as being the school crossing guard and a
11lunchroom mom; she eventually combined her religious and
12community passions into several roles with St. Emeric, Country
13Club Hills, and Bremen Township; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Among her many roles at St. Emeric, Linda Braun
15served as parish secretary, parish office manager, Eucharistic
16minister, and as a religious education teacher; she taught
17herself accounting to manage the parish office and eventually
18run a budget as a program manager at OAK; along the way, she
19took minutes at hundreds of city council and commission
20meetings while always looking for ways to help; and
 
21    WHEREAS, Linda Braun was an invaluable and engaging
22leader, mentor, teacher, and role model to scores of family
23and friends; she was a devoted citizen who cared deeply for her

 

 

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1family and friends and enhanced the life and quality of her
2community around her; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Linda Braun was preceded in death by her son and
4his wife, Fred and Hellen Braun; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Linda Braun is survived by her husband, Fred J.
6Braun; her children, Jennifer (Michael) Denton, Lynn Braun,
7John Braun, Kathrynne (the late Glen) Skonicki, and Valerie
8(Neal Zokan) Braun-Zokan; her grandchildren, Sandra (Nick)
9Sturgeon, Christina Denton, Michael Denton, Ashley Denton,
10Cameron Braun, Cameree Braun, Angela Skonicki, Katy Skonicki,
11and David Skonicki; her great-grandchildren, Sonia and
12Charlotte Sturgeon; her sister, Rosemarie (the late Kasper)
13Norkus; her sister-in-law, Marian (the late John) Lukshas; and
14countless others who lovingly called her "Mrs. Braun";
15therefore, be it
 
16    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL
17ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
18Linda A. Braun and send our sincere condolences to her family,
19friends, and to all who knew and loved her; and be it further
 
20    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of the resolution be
21presented to the family of Linda A. Braun as an expression of
22our deepest sympathy.