Full Text of SR0941 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Joseph R. "Joe" Brown Jr. of Troy, who | 4 | | passed away on September 20, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Joe Brown was born in Kansas City, Missouri to | 6 | | Joseph Ross and Elizabeth (Etter) Brown Sr.; he graduated from | 7 | | Pekin Community High School in 1967; he attended Tulane | 8 | | University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English | 9 | | Literature in 1971; he then attended law school at the | 10 | | University of Illinois; he graduated and became licensed to | 11 | | practice law in 1974; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Following graduation, Joe Brown became an | 13 | | Assistant States Attorney in Edwardsville, where he handled | 14 | | many prosecuting assignments, including felony trials; he then | 15 | | worked for Paul E. Riley and J. William Lucco and became a | 16 | | partner in 1980; he practiced law in Edwardsville for 39 years | 17 | | with his great friend and partner, Bill Lucco; he was a member | 18 | | of the Illinois Bar Association, the Madison County Bar | 19 | | Association, the Missouri Bar Association, the United States | 20 | | Supreme Court, the Illinois Supreme Court, and the United | 21 | | States District Court; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Joe Brown was a member of St. Jerome Catholic |
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| 1 | | Church and the Knights of Columbus; in his free time, he | 2 | | enjoyed playing golf with the Thursday Night Golf League; he | 3 | | was an avid fan of the St. Louis Cardinals and the Fighting | 4 | | Illini; he will be remembered for his community service, his | 5 | | kind heart, and all of the special times he shared with his | 6 | | family and friends; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Joe Brown was preceded in death by his parents; | 8 | | and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Joe Brown is survived by his wife of 41 years, | 10 | | Patricia "Patty" (Holshouser) Brown; his daughter, Jennifer | 11 | | (Logan) Brown-Ridenour; his grandson, Lincoln Joseph Ridenour; | 12 | | his brothers, William (Holly) Brown, Dr. Daniel (Virginia | 13 | | Weiler) Brown; his sister, Kristen (Jerry) O'Conner; his | 14 | | mother-in-law, Dorothy Holshouser; his brothers-in-law, James | 15 | | (Colleen) Holshouser and Robert Holshouser; his nephews, | 16 | | Walter (Lynn) Brown, David (Caroline) O'Conner, Mark O'Conner, | 17 | | and Philip Brown; his nieces, Shawna (Abby) Holshouser, Jamie | 18 | | (Nick) Leidenfrost, Kate Holshouser; and his great-nieces and | 19 | | nephews, Leah Brown, Will Brown, Lexi Brown, Wesley O'Conner, | 20 | | Elinor O'Conner, Sierra Holshouser, and Alex Leidenfrost; | 21 | | therefore, be it
| 22 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 23 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| 1 | | Joseph R. "Joe" Brown Jr., and extend our sincere condolences | 2 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 3 | | it further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to the family of Joe Brown as an expression of our | 6 | | deepest sympathy.
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