SR0170 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Roger D. Brown of Pontiac, who passed away on March 14, 2009; and

WHEREAS, He was born on January 9, 1935 in Bloomington, the son of Cecil and Helen (Moschel) Brown; he married Margery Esmond on August 20, 1955 in Chenoa; and

WHEREAS, He was a 1953 graduate of Pontiac Township High School and attended the University of Illinois; he was a medic in the Army Reserve in 1957 and 1958; and he farmed for more than 50 years; and

WHEREAS, He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Pontiac, where he served as a deacon, elder, and member of the choir; he was involved in the Vermillion Players and the Bloomington Community Players; he was a member of the Pontiac Elks Lodge and the former Pontiac Moose Lodge; and he was a past board member of the Graymont Grade School, Rooks Creek Township, and Rooks Creek Co-op; and

WHEREAS, He was a past Livingston County board member, appointed in 1982 and serving until 2000; he served as County Board chairman from December of 1994 until 1988; and

WHEREAS, He loved to attend his grandchildren's activities; and

WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; and

WHEREAS, Roger Brown is survived by his wife, Margery; his son, Paul (Linda) Brown; his daughter, Angela (Tony) Padula; and his grandchildren, Dana, Corey, and Seth Brown and Lauren and Nicole Padula; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Roger D. Brown; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Roger D. Brown as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.