Full Text of SR0530 94th General Assembly
SR0530 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with sadness of the death of Billy J. Brown of Anna on | 4 |
| November 24, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Brown was born February 25, 1928, in Dongola, | 6 |
| the son of Albert and Mae Johnson Brown; he married Corinne | 7 |
| Durrett on June 28, 1947; and
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| WHEREAS, After graduating from Dongola High School, he | 9 |
| worked as a salesman and bookkeeper at the former Karraker | 10 |
| Chevrolet in Dongola until being called to serve his country | 11 |
| during the Korean conflict; he served in the U.S. Army Medical | 12 |
| Corps from 1951 to 1953; and
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| WHEREAS, He returned to the car dealership after his return | 14 |
| from military service, where he was a partner until 1968, when | 15 |
| he began work with the Illinois Department of Agriculture; he | 16 |
| was also active in real estate, having developed Crestwood | 17 |
| Estates subdivision at Lake of Egypt, a 12-year project, as | 18 |
| well as other rental and development properties in the Marion | 19 |
| area; from 1977 until his retirement, he was regional director | 20 |
| of driver's services with the Illinois Secretary of State; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a member of the First Lutheran Church of | 22 |
| Dongola, the Dongola Lodge 581 AF and AM, a 50-year member of | 23 |
| the Scottish Rite Bodies, the Ainad Shrine Temple, a past | 24 |
| worthy patron and 50-year member of Eastern Star, the Cairo | 25 |
| Flying Club, and a member and past commander of both | 26 |
| Miller-Manning American Legion Post and the Carroll P. Foster | 27 |
| VFW Post 3455; he loved traveling, flying, boating, skiing, and | 28 |
| photography; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Billy J. Brown is felt by all who | 30 |
| knew and loved him, especially his wife, Corinne; and his |
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| nieces, nephews, and many friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 3 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 4 |
| Billy J. Brown and extend our sincerest condolences to his | 5 |
| family, friends, and community; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our deepest | 8 |
| sympathy.
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