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90_HR0685
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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Winston
4 Brown of Edwardsville, Illinois; and
5 WHEREAS, Winston Brown was born in New Orleans, Lousiana
6 on July 18, 1933; his parents were Loger and Alzina Brown; on
7 August 12, 1961 he married Jenece Zerkowsky in Alton,
8 Illinois; and
9 WHEREAS, Mr. Brown graduates from Cohen High School in
10 1953; while in high school Mr. Brown was the recipient of the
11 Jack Moore Award for outstanding athletic achievements; Mr.
12 Brown received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from
13 Eastern Illinois University; in college he participated in
14 both track and football, and is an inductee to the University
15 Hall of Fame; and
16 WHEREAS, Mr. Brown was a veteran of the United States
17 Armed Forces; Mr. Brown was the first African-American
18 teacher in the newly integrated Edwardsville High School; for
19 33 years he taught social studies, and for 23 years he served
20 as head track coach, and was a football coach at Edwardsville
21 Junior High School; and
22 WHEREAS, Throughout his career as a teacher, Mr. Brown
23 also served as a community relations officer with The Bank of
24 Edwardsville; Mr. Brown was a member of Wesley Chapel A.M.E.
25 Church in Edwardsville, the National, Illinois, and
26 Edwardsville Education associations, the Edwardsville NAACP
27 (also serving as president), the Madison County Urban League,
28 the Edwardsville Human Relations Committee, the Edwardsville
29 Parks and Recreation Board, and was vice president of the
30 Lincoln School Alumni Foundation; Mr. Brown was a Little
31 League and Pee Wee Football coach; and
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1 WHEREAS, Mr. Brown was the founder of the Goshen Oaks, a
2 civic and social organization committed to the development
3 and demonstration of positive role modeling of
4 African-American men in the St. Louis metropolitan area; and
5 WHEREAS, Winston Brown is survived by his wife, Jenece;
6 his daughter, Jenece Yvette Booker; his son, Wendell Aaron
7 Brown; his daughter-in-law, Tonya Brown; his brother, James
8 Lobdell; his sister-in-law, Marion Lobdell; his sister,
9 Octavia Gross and her husband, Harold Gross; his
10 grandchildren, Augustus Booker, Joseph Booker, and Paris
11 Nicole Brown; his in-laws, Larry and JoAnn Williams; and many
12 cousins, nieces, and nephews; therefore, be it
13 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
14 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
15 send our sincere condolences to the family and friends of
16 Winston Brown; may they find comfort in this time of need;
17 and be it further
18 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
19 presented to the family of Winston Brown.