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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate E. Dean Browning of
4Godfrey on the occasion of his 90th birthday on January 21,
52016; and
 
6    WHEREAS, E. Dean Browning was born on January 21, 1926 in
7Annawan; he graduated from Annawan High School in 1944; and
 
8    WHEREAS, While serving in the United States Army, E. Dean
9Browning participated in the invasion on Luzon, the
10Philippines, during a consecutive, 165-day campaign; he was
11awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge and a Bronze Star for his
12service; and
 
13    WHEREAS, After the war, E. Dean Browning earned degrees
14from Western Illinois University, the University of Illinois,
15and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; and
 
16    WHEREAS, E. Dean Browning was employed by the Alton
17Community Unit School District for 37 years as a teacher,
18director of adult education, and administrative assistant to
19the superintendent for vocational and technical education; and
 
20    WHEREAS, E. Dean Browning and his wife, Ardythe (nee

 

 

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1Machesney), have a daughter, Lexa Linn Browning-Needham, a
2teacher at Alton High School, and a son-in-law, James Needham;
3therefore, be it
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
6congratulate E. Dean Browning on the occasion of his 90th
7birthday and wish him many happy and healthy years to come; and
8be it further
 
9    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10presented to E. Dean Browning as a symbol of our esteem and
11respect.