SR0601 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of William Edward Brady IV, of Galesburg, who passed away on March 9, 2008; and

WHEREAS, William Brady was born on December 24, 1926 in Newark, New Jersey, son of William E. Brady III and Alice Quinby Brady; and

WHEREAS, William Brady was a 1942 graduate of Newark Academy in Newark, New Jersey; he enlisted in the United States Navy, finishing with an honorable discharge in August, 1946; he completed his undergraduate education at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, New York, where he also taught for two years; he later served his Alma Mater with distinction as Alumnus Trustee, from 1966 to 1971, and as class correspondent for 10 years; for these and numerous other services to the college, he was awarded an Alumni Association Citation for exceptional and distinguished service to Hobart and the Association; and

WHEREAS, He received his Master's Degree and Ph.D. from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, and taught there during his years as a graduate student; he spent a year at Corpus Christi College, Oxford while completing his dissertation; he then moved to the College of the University of Chicago as Assistant Professor where he taught from 1957 to 1962; he also participated in the 1971 summer program at Colorado College as lecturer in art; and

WHEREAS, His primary career was at Knox College in Galesburg, where he taught from 1962 until his retirement in 1995; his principal focus was on the works of William Shakespeare and he taught English and American literature, Renaissance literature, and occasionally philosophy, history, the murder mystery genre, and other more esoteric topics; during his years at Knox College he chaired the Publications, Personnel, Executive, and Curriculum Committees and was twice Chairman of the English Department; from 1984-1987 he served as Faculty Secretary; and

WHEREAS, He was honored with the Knox College Burlington Northern Faculty Achievement award in 1988; this prize is granted for superior scholarship and excellence in classroom teaching; and

WHEREAS, William Brady is survived by his wife, Sydney; his two daughters, Elizabeth (Paul) Cimino and Mary Catherine "Zoe" Brady; his son, William Edward Brady V; his sister, Mary Ramsbotham; his three grandchildren, Andrew and Emma Cimino and Sarah Sopher; his great-granddaughter, Camellia Sopher-Cardiel; his uncle, Frank Quinby; and many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family, friends, and former students, the passing of William Brady; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of William Edward Brady IV as a symbol of our sympathy.