SR1226 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Rena Lee (nee Woods) Brown of Joliet; and

WHEREAS, Rena Brown was born in Spring Creek, Tennessee on May 27, 1923 to B.F. and Ida (nee Christopher) Woods; she was educated in the Spring Creek Public School System and married Jimmy D. Brown on November 28, 1942; and

WHEREAS, In September of 1946, Rena Brown and her husband settled in Joliet; and

WHEREAS, Rena Brown was a long-time member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church; and

WHEREAS, Rena Brown was preceded in death by her parents; 6 brothers; 7 sisters; her infant daughter; and former husband; and

WHEREAS, Rena Brown is survived by her children, James (Naomi) Brown and Renella Brown Foster; one brother, Floyd (Margie) Woods; 3 grandchildren, Charmyn (Jeffrey) McCallum-McCarthy, Derrick (Karla) Brown, and Danielle (Christopher) Withers; 8 great-grandchildren, Krystina and Heather Kirkwood, Angela (Travis) Stevens, Sterling-James and Aris Brown, and Ryan, Addison, and Logan Withers; and one great-great-grandchild, Jordan Mayes; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Rena Lee Brown, and extend our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Rena Brown as an expression of our deepest sympathy.