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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Rena Lee (nee Woods) Brown of Joliet; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Rena Brown was born in Spring Creek, Tennessee on 
5May 27, 1923 to B.F. and Ida (nee Christopher) Woods; she was 
6educated in the Spring Creek Public School System and married 
7Jimmy D. Brown on November 28, 1942; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, In September of 1946, Rena Brown and her husband 
9settled in Joliet; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Rena Brown was a long-time member of Mt. Zion 
11Baptist Church; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Rena Brown was preceded in death by her parents; 6 
13brothers; 7 sisters; her infant daughter; and former husband; 
14and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Rena Brown is survived by her children, James 
16(Naomi) Brown and Renella Brown Foster; one brother, Floyd 
17(Margie) Woods; 3 grandchildren, Charmyn (Jeffrey) 
18McCallum-McCarthy, Derrick (Karla) Brown, and Danielle 
19(Christopher) Withers; 8 great-grandchildren, Krystina and 
20Heather Kirkwood, Angela (Travis) Stevens, Sterling-James and 
 
 
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1Aris Brown, and Ryan, Addison, and Logan Withers; and one 
2great-great-grandchild, Jordan Mayes; therefore, be it
  
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL 
4ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
5Rena Lee Brown, and extend our sincere condolences to her 
6family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it 
7further
  
 
8    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
9presented to the family of Rena Brown as an expression of our 
10deepest sympathy.