MEMORIAL-DONALD E. BRANDON

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SR0800
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SENATE RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
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to learn of the death of Donald Eldridge Brandon, who passed
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away on May 7, 2026; and

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WHEREAS, Donald Brandon was born to Joe and Edna Sanders
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Brandon in Aberdeen, Mississippi on March 8, 1938; he
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committed to his faith at an early age, attending Mt. Moriah
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Missionary Baptist Church in Aberdeen, Mississippi; he was
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educated in the Aberdeen Public Schools system, and he
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graduated from Shivers High School; he married Charlotte
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Brown, and he later married Arlene Haley Williams; and

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WHEREAS, Donald Brandon worked as a laborer for Boston
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Richie Deluxe General Hauling and as a security guard for
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Lincoln Land Community College and for various security guard
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contractors for the State of Illinois; and

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WHEREAS, Donald Brandon attended Union Baptist Church,
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where he served as an usher; he was involved in youth sports
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and coached many baseball and softball teams; and

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WHEREAS, Donald Brandon was a great athlete who played
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baseball and football, and he was an avid sportsman who
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enjoyed hunting and fishing; he could cook anything grown,

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hunted, or caught, including frying fish, roasting wild game,
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and cooking greens and sweet potatoes; and

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WHEREAS, Donald Brandon, affectionately known as "Uncle
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Duck" and "PaPa Don", had a strong work ethic and a deep sense
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of family pride; and

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WHEREAS, Donald Brandon was preceded in death by his
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parents; his second wife, Arlene; his son, Donald; and his
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siblings, Joe Brandon Jr. and Velma Rucker; and

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WHEREAS, Donald Brandon is survived by his sisters, Gladys
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Richie and Betty White; his sister-in-law, Janie Brandon; his
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stepchildren, Roy Williams, Michael (Doris) Williams, Tina
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(Tony) Crawford, Debra (Lorenzo) Link, and Donna Ester; three
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grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and a host of
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other relatives and friends; therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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Donald Eldridge Brandon and extend our sincere condolences to
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his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
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further

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RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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presented to the family of Donald Brandon as an expression of

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our deepest sympathy.

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