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92_HR1032
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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 Glen W.
4 Braden of Sullivan, who passed away May 8, 2002; and
5 WHEREAS, Mr. Braden was born in Saline County near
6 Raleigh, Illinois; he was the son of Silas and Ollie Bishop
7 Braden; and
8 WHEREAS, Mr. Braden was a Navy veteran of World War II
9 and was in law enforcement for 38 years; he was elected to
10 five terms as Sheriff of Moultrie County and also served as a
11 Deputy Sheriff, a police officer for the City of Sullivan,
12 and as Chief of Police; and
13 WHEREAS, Mr. Braden worked for the State of Illinois in
14 the Public Safety and Corrections Departments and for the
15 Federal Bureau of Investigation; he was a graduate of the
16 F.B.I. Academy; and
17 WHEREAS, Mr. Braden was a lifetime member of the George
18 A. Sentel Masonic Lodge #764 of Sullivan and was a 32nd
19 Degree Mason; he was a lifetime member of the Sheriff's
20 Association, Railsplitter Division National Academy of
21 Illinois, and the First Christian Church of Sullivan; he was
22 a member of the American Legion Post #68 in Sullivan for over
23 50 years; and
24 WHEREAS, Mr. Braden married LaVerne Leavell December 5,
25 1953, in Shelbyville; and
26 WHEREAS, Mr. Braden will be deeply missed by all those
27 who knew him and loved him, especially his wife, LaVerne; his
28 sons, Gary M.(Donna) Braden and Jan (Cindy) Braden; his
29 daughters, Jackie (Bob) Ungerecht and Glenda (Chuck) Ray; his
30 granddaughters, Hillary Denier, Katy Black, Stephanie
31 (Derick) Carter, Valerie (Brian) Easton, Julie Ungerecht,
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1 Toni (Rob) Hails, and Jenny (James) Martin; his grandsons,
2 Craig Black, Greg (Tasha) Braden, Eric (Mitzi) Ungerecht, and
3 John (Elaine) Ungerecht; and his 17 great-grandchildren;
4 therefore, be it
5 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
6 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
7 we mourn, along with his family and friends, the death of
8 Glen Braden; and be it further
9 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10 presented to the family of Glen Braden with our sincere
11 condolences.