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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Douglas Brown, who passed away on
4February 15, 2011; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Douglas Brown was born on June 5, 1952, in
6Chicago; his parents were Eunice Brown and Joseph Kyles; he was
7raised and nurtured in a loving environment while residing in
8the Hyde Park and Avalon / Chatham neighborhoods on Chicago's
9South Side; in 1977, he met Zondra Moseberry, who later gave
10birth to his only child, Lakeisha; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Douglas Brown accepted Christ at a young age while
12attending the First Gideon Baptist Church under the leadership
13of the late Reverend Robert Yancy; he attended Avalon Park
14Grammar School and later graduated from Chicago Vocational High
15School, where he majored in sheet metal; and
 
16    WHEREAS, After high school, Douglas Brown went straight to
17work at Hector's Service Station on 67th and Jeffery; he later
18worked at N & L Company before working as a receiving clerk at
19Evans' Furriers; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Douglas Brown was an avid reader and was
21well-versed in local and national politics and world affairs;

 

 

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1he was well known as a handyman around the neighborhood in
2which he lived and was well-loved by all who knew him; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Douglas Brown is survived by his devoted mother,
4Eunice Brown (Wigfall); his daughter, Lakeisha Robinson; his
5grandchildren, Savannah and Maurice; his brothers, Richard,
6Dennis, and Alan (Melva); his nieces, Tricia Walton (Willie),
7Denyse Jones (Leon), and Laquesha Rowland; his espoused
8siblings, Brenda Harper-Clark, Jerry Waters, Cleveland
9Denmark, and Charles Dentley; his great aunt, Pearlie Straits
10(James); his great great-uncle, Conrad Herring; and his many
11aunts, uncles, other relatives, and friends; therefore, be it
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL
13ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
14his family and friends, the passing of Douglas Brown; and be it
15further
 
16    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
17presented to the family of Douglas Brown as an expression of
18our sympathy.