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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives were
3 saddened to learn of the death of Florida May Brown of
4 Chicago; and
5 WHEREAS, Mrs. Brown was born on February 12, 1920 in
6 Clarksdale, Mississippi to Willie and Hattie Buckhalter; and
7 WHEREAS, Mrs. Brown relocated to Chicago where she
8 married the late Forrest W. Brown Jr. and impacted upon
9 communities both locally and globally through her active
10 membership in organizations such as Salem House, the SRI
11 (Stanford Research Institute), and Park Manor Neighbors; and
12 WHEREAS, Mrs. Brown has received numerous awards and
13 recognitions during her 33 years of Federal Service; through
14 her untiring public, private, and community involvement she
15 worked to sponsor countless children and individuals into
16 summer work, full-time career positions, and education
17 scholarship programs; later in her life, she was inducted
18 into the Senior Citizens Hall of Fame of Chicago and also
19 obtained her bachelor's degree at age 63; and
20 WHEREAS, Mrs. Brown will be greatly missed by countless
21 communities, families, and individuals, especially her son,
22 Forrest W. Brown III and his wife, Janice M. Brown; her
23 grandchildren, Jayna L. Brown, Forrest Brown IV, Tracey
24 Brown, and Tomel Lamb; her nephew, Brian Boulware and wife
25 Sandy Boulware; her nieces, Karen Boulware and Lauren
26 Boulware; and a host of other nieces and nephews; therefore,
27 be it
28 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
29 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
30 we mourn the death of Florida May Brown along with all who
31 knew and loved her and extend our sincere condolences to her
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1 family and friends; and be it further
2 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
3 presented to the family of Florida May Brown as an expression
4 of our deepest sympathy.