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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to  
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learn of the death of
Collins E. Brown, Sr. of Chicago, who 
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passed away on June 9, 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Collins E. Brown, Sr. was a member of the Chicago 
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Fire Department for 35 years, having begun his career in 1954 
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and retiring as Battalion Chief in 1989; he held the positions 
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of Acting Deputy District Chief, Battalion Chief, Captain, 
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Chief Firefighter of Emergency Medical Services, Lieutenant, 
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and Firefighter; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Collins E. Brown, Sr. received many awards, 
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honors, and commendations, including the Lambert Tree Award 
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Honorable Mention on five occasions and the Chicago Daily 
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Defender Black Firefighter of the Year; he was recognized as 
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one of the firefighters contributing the most to the Englewood 
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area, listed in the Black Almanac as one of Chicago's first 
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minority officers of the Chicago Fire Department, and noted in 
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the DuSable Museum for his achievements and endeavors with the 
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CFD; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Collins E. Brown, Sr. held memberships in the 
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International Association of Firefighters, State of Illinois 
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Emergency Medical Technicians, International Black 
 


 






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Firefighters of America, and Operation PUSH Black Firefighters 
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and Paramedics Association; he was a founding member of the 
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Afro American Firefighters Association; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Collins E. Brown, Sr. was a member of Christian 
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Hope Missionary Baptist Church for more than 40 years, where he 
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served on the Usher Board and was a boy scout troop leader; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Collins E. Brown, Sr. was very athletic; he won 
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the Golden Gloves Championship, was the recipient of the 
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National Award for the Middleweight Class Boxing Championship 
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of the World (Chicago), and was a boxing instructor of the CFD 
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Navy Pier Gymnasium; he was a member of the USA Amateur Boxing 
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Federation and served as a State of Illinois Licensed Athletic 
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Judge; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family and friends, the passing of Collins E. Brown, Sr.; 
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and be it further

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