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92_SR0308
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
3 express their sincere condolences to the family and friends
4 of Robert Vernon Brown, who passed away on December 25, 2001;
5 and
6 WHEREAS, Robert Vernon Brown was born in East St. Louis,
7 Illinois, on October 7, 1936, the oldest of three children
8 born to Robert Eugene and Madeline Rountree Brown; and
9 WHEREAS, Mr. Brown attended East St. Louis public schools
10 and he graduated from Lincoln Sr. High in June, 1955; and
11 WHEREAS, Mr. Brown was joined in holy matrimony to Karen
12 Jones Brown in 1968 and to this union one daughter was born;
13 and
14 WHEREAS, Mr. Brown worked for the Metro East Sanitary
15 District until he became disabled in April, 1988; and
16 WHEREAS, Mr. Brown was a lifelong member of New Hope
17 Baptist Church; and
18 WHEREAS, The passing of Robert Vernon Brown will be
19 deeply felt by all who knew and loved him, especially his
20 daughters, Bridgett Brown and Kandrise (Kelvin) Mosby; his
21 sons, Mario Brown, Harold (Barbara) Brown, and Darryl Brown;
22 his sister, Gwendolyn Gale; his aunt, Georgia Rountree; his
23 grandsons, Harold Jr., Mario II, and Elijah Mosby; his
24 goddaughter, Jazmine Cooper; his godson, Derrick Owens; his
25 sisters-in-law, Delmarie Smith and Selma Clemons; his
26 brothers-in-law, Frederick (Catherine) Charles, Jesse,
27 Robert, Elmer, and Ronald Jones; and a host of nieces,
28 nephews, cousins, other relatives, and friends; therefore, be
29 it
30 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
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1 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
2 all who knew him, the death of Robert Vernon Brown of East
3 St. Louis, Illinois; and be it further
4 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
5 presented to the family of Robert Vernon Brown with our
6 sincere condolences.