Full Text of HR0576 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Vergil | 4 | | Kenneth Brown, Jr. of Chicago, who passed away on August 20, | 5 | | 2011; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Brown, also known as V.K. or Ken, was born on | 7 | | November 7, 1927 in Chicago, the son of V.K. and Floy Brown; | 8 | | and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Until he found his life's calling, he had many | 10 | | great experiences, spending time as a taxi driver, in the | 11 | | United States Navy, and in the meat industry; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Brown ultimately found his passion for | 13 | | physics, teaching the subject for more than 25 years on | 14 | | Chicago's South Side at Bogan High School, Morgan Park High | 15 | | School, South Shore High School, and Lindblom Math and Science | 16 | | Academy (formerly known as Lindblom Technical High School), | 17 | | making the subject interesting for his students, inspiring | 18 | | them, and urging them to find their own enjoyment in the | 19 | | subject by saying "take physics, you'll feel better"; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Brown worked to make the world a better place | 21 | | by getting involved in civic issues and fighting for the rights |
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| 1 | | of his fellow educators and students of all ages; he helped to | 2 | | develop Chicago's magnet school system, served as the Chair of | 3 | | the Chicago Teachers Union Political Action Committee, and was | 4 | | a long-time editor for the Retired Teachers Association of | 5 | | Chicago; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Brown will be most remembered for his kind | 7 | | heart and wonderful sense of humor; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Vergil Kenneth Brown, Jr. is survived by his wife | 9 | | of 37 years, Elizabeth (Betty); his sons, Gil (Jane Park) and | 10 | | Steve (Takako Kato); his brother, Jim; his sister, Margaret; | 11 | | his grandchildren, Lindsay, Nina, and Ann; his sons' mother, | 12 | | Charlotte Shivvers; and several cousins, nieces, and nephews; | 13 | | therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 15 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 16 | | we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of | 17 | | Vergil Kenneth Brown, Jr.; and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Vergil Kenneth Brown, Jr. as a | 20 | | symbol of our sincere sympathy.
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