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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
3 | | learn of the death of Ethel Louise Brooks of East St. Louis, |
4 | | who passed away on June 6, 2014; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Ethel Brooks was born in Troy, Tennessee on April |
6 | | 6, 1932 to Bessie Suggest and Jennings Brooks; she was educated |
7 | | in the Union, Tennessee school system and moved to East St. |
8 | | Louis; she attended Southern Illinois University in |
9 | | Edwardsville, Springfield College, and Sangamon University; |
10 | | she married Robert Marshall Brooks; and
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11 | | WHEREAS, Ethel Brooks was employed with East St. Louis |
12 | | School District 189 and worked in local real estate, purchasing |
13 | | and maintaining several properties; she was a familiar face at |
14 | | St. Mary's Hospital in East St. Louis, greeting and welcoming |
15 | | those who were visiting; she eventually began working as |
16 | | Executive Legislative Assistant to State Senator Kenneth Hall, |
17 | | Sr. and State Senator James Clayborne, Jr. for many years until |
18 | | her retirement; and
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19 | | WHEREAS, Ethel Brooks enjoyed reading, tending to her rose |
20 | | garden and flowers, lunches, ladies day outings, and spending |
21 | | time with children and her grandchildren; and
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