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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Louis L. Brown of Anna, who passed away
4 on October 17, 2007; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Louis L. Brown was born on April 3, 1924 in Anna;
6 he was the son of Homer and Ollie Winn Brown; he married
7 Dorothy Mae Lewis on July 23, 1968 in Anna; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Louis L. Brown served in the United States Marines
9 during World War II; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Louis L. Brown owned and operated Brown's Body
11 Shop in Jonesboro for many years; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Louis L. Brown was a member of Landmark
13 Pentecostal Church and the Carroll P. Foster Post 3455 of the
14 VFW in Anna; and
 
15     WHEREAS, Louis L. Brown was an avid squirrel hunter and a
16 die hard St. Louis Cardinals fan; and
 
17     WHEREAS, Louis L. Brown was preceded in death by his
18 parents, Homer and Ollie, and his sister, Opal Smith; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, Louis L. Brown is survived by his wife, Dorothy;
2 his children, Marianne Dillow and Rhonda (Mike) Shannon; his
3 sister, Leta Mae Dirden; his grandchildren, Alaina Shannon,
4 David (Robin) Shannon, and Brent Shannon; his
5 great-grandchildren, Constance, Ethan, and Breanna Shannon;
6 his nieces and nephews; and his other relatives and many
7 friends; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Louis L. Brown will be remembered by all who knew
9 and loved him as a devoted family man; therefore, be it
 
10     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL
11 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
12 his family and friends, the passing of Louis L. Brown; and be
13 it further
 
14     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
15 presented to the family of Louis L. Brown as an expression of
16 our sympathy.