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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Robert H. Brady of Wilmette, who passed
4 away on January 5, 2009; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Robert Brady was a lifelong resident of Wilmette
6 and a graduate of New Trier High School; he served his country
7 with pride and distinction as a member of the Army Corps of
8 Engineers during World War II; and
 
9     WHEREAS, After his discharge from the Army, Robert Brady
10 bought a car, converted it into a taxi cab, and began driving
11 for the 303 Cab Company; he then worked for the Wilmette Public
12 Works Department for a few years before becoming a probationary
13 firefighter for the Wilmette Fire Department in 1952; in 1954,
14 he married his beloved wife, Mary; and
 
15     WHEREAS, In 1976, Robert Brady was picked to serve as the
16 Wilmette Fire Department's fourth fire chief, a position he
17 remained in until his retirement in 1987; during his tenure, he
18 began the department's paramedic program, one of the first in
19 the area; and
 
20     WHEREAS, Following his retirement from the Wilmette Fire
21 Department, Robert Brady worked as a crossing guard at Skokie

 

 

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1 Boulevard and Wilmette Avenue until 1999, completing 50 years
2 of employment with the Village of Wilmette; and
 
3     WHEREAS, Robert Brady is survived by his wife, Mary; his
4 daughter, Ellyn Warner; his sister, Jean Caselli; and his
5 granddaughter; therefore, be it
 
6     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
7 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
8 his family and friends, the passing of Robert H. Brady; and be
9 it further
 
10     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11 presented to the family of Robert Brady as an expression of our
12 sympathy.