Full Text of SR1024 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Rex L. Brown of Decatur, who passed away | 4 | | on September 10, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Rex Brown was born in Harvel to Lloyd and Helen | 6 | | Sanders Brown on October 3, 1930; during his youth, he helped | 7 | | run his family's grain farm, cattle ranch, and also Brown's | 8 | | Grocery; he attended Knox College and graduated from Illinois | 9 | | State University and University of Illinois Law School; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Rex Brown moved his family to Decatur so he could | 11 | | practice law; he was the Senior Partner at Brown, Hawkins & | 12 | | Basola; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Rex Brown was a member of the Decatur, Illinois | 14 | | State, and American Bar Associations; he was president of the | 15 | | Decatur Bar Association from 1996-1997; as a Bar committee | 16 | | member, he lobbied the County to provide the judicial robes for | 17 | | the Macon County Judges, a practice which continues today; in | 18 | | 1998, he was admitted to practice law before the United States | 19 | | Supreme Court, and he received the Illinois State Bar | 20 | | Association Board of Governors Award in 2002; he was an Adjunct | 21 | | Professor at Richland Community College where he taught | 22 | | business and real estate law; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Rex Brown was a prominent figure in the Republican | 2 | | Party; he was a member of the Young Republicans, a precinct | 3 | | committeeman for over 60 years, chairman of the Macon County | 4 | | Republican Party, and delegate to the National Convention; he | 5 | | served on the Macon County Board and was chairman for a year; | 6 | | he instituted the displaying of the United States flag in the | 7 | | courtrooms, and he commissioned and created the Macon County | 8 | | flag and Macon County seal, which are also displayed in the | 9 | | courtrooms; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Rex Brown served on, chaired, and was a trustee or | 11 | | member of numerous committees, including Illinois Standing | 12 | | Committee on Legal Services and Elder Law, General Assembly for | 13 | | the Illinois State Bar Association, Macon County Regional | 14 | | Planning Commission, Macon County Mental Health Association, | 15 | | the Oakley Dam and Reservoir Advisory Committee, Lincoln Trails | 16 | | Council for Boy Scouts, Elks Club, and the YMCA; he was a | 17 | | director of the Bank of Maroa and for the Metro Decatur Chamber | 18 | | of Commerce; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Rex Brown played and managed various slow-pitch | 20 | | softball teams and traveled throughout the Midwest for | 21 | | championship tournaments; he enjoyed tent camping with his | 22 | | family and traveling; he was a devoted Illini fan and attended | 23 | | nearly every football and basketball game; he was the president |
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| 1 | | of the Decatur Illini Club and hosted the Illini Sweet Corn | 2 | | Roast for over 25 years; he loved gardening, and he grew his | 3 | | own grapes and made his own wine; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Rex Brown was preceded in death by his parents; | 5 | | his brother, Max; his sister, Carol Ann; and his stepmother, | 6 | | Helen Martin Brown; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Rex Brown is survived by his wife of 67 years, | 8 | | Marilyn M.; his children, Bruce (Marilyn K.), Cynthia (Bill) | 9 | | Zimdar, Britt (Laurie), and Brad (Michelle); his ten | 10 | | grandchildren; his seven great-grandchildren; his sister, | 11 | | Sharon Rose Bright; and his sister-in-law, Sue Brown; | 12 | | therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 15 | | Rex L. Brown, and we extend our sincere condolences to his | 16 | | family, friends, and those who knew and loved him; and be it | 17 | | further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Rex Brown as an expression of our | 20 | | deepest sympathy.
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