SR1064 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Bolingbrook Deputy Mayor Leroy Brown Sr., who passed away on October 31, 2017; and

WHEREAS, Deputy Mayor Brown severed in Vietnam with the Green Berets; and

WHEREAS, Deputy Mayor Brown moved to Bolingbrook in 1976; he was married to Pat for 51 years and has two sons, Leroy Jr. and Jeffrey, and five grandchildren; and

WHEREAS, Deputy Mayor Brown was a committed community volunteer for more than 40 years; from 1976 to 2017, he served as president of the Indian Oaks Condo Association; from 1990 through 1993, he served as a fire and police board commissioner; from 1993 to 2000, he served on the village board of trustees; from 2000 until 2017, he also served as deputy mayor; and

WHEREAS, Deputy Mayor Brown founded the Bolingbrook Joyfest and Bridging the Gap, which aired on Bolingbrook Community Television from 1996 through 2017; he attended many annual events sponsored by VFW Post 5917, American Legion Post 1288, the Knights of Columbus, the Black History Awareness Club, Heart Haven Outreach, the Community Service Council, and the HEART Organization; and

WHEREAS, Deputy Mayor Brown collected a long list of local honors, including the Bolingbrook Area Chamber of Commerce's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009; in 2016, he was named grand marshal of the Pathways Parade; in 2017, he was named a Paul Harris Fellow by the Bolingbrook Rotary Club and was praised by Citizens Against Abuse for committing 19 years to defending their cause; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Bolingbrook Deputy Mayor Leroy Brown Sr., and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

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