MEMORIAL RESOLUTION FOR BOARD MEETING OF MAY 18, 2017
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MEMORIAL RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners extending sympathy and condolences to the family of Merilyn Browning
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WHEREAS, Merilyn “Mimi” Bever was born on December 11, 1937 to Wayne and Velma Bever; and
WHEREAS, raised in Champaign, Mimi graduated from Champaign High School and the University of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, Mimi studied Home Economics at U of I, pledged the Pi Beta Pi sorority and met Walter “Bud” Browning; and
WHEREAS, Mimi and Bud married on June 20, 1960 and moved to Schenectady, New York; and
WHEREAS, the couple moved back to Illinois to raise their family, daughter Amy and son Tom in LaGrange Park; and
WHEREAS, Mimi was an active volunteer at her children's schools as a room mother, baseball team mom and arts advocate, bringing a special arts program to the schools; and
WHEREAS, she also worked at a sewing store and later as a travel agent, where she shared her passion for travel with others and traveled the world, visiting France, Spain, England, Germany, Turkey, Thailand and China; and
WHEREAS, Mimi loved to cook and entertain friends in her home. She was a voracious reader and a photographer who created beautiful scrapbooks of her travels and her grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, diagnosed with leukemia in July 2016, Mimi fought hard for 8 months, spending lots of time with family and friends; and
WHEREAS, Mimi passed from this life on March 8, 2017; and
WHEREAS, Mimi is survived by her husband of 57 years, Bud Browning, her daughter Amy (Tom) Novicki and son Tom (Jill) Browning; her grandchildren Tommy and Anna Novicki and Susannah, Eric and Will Browning; and a host of family and friends; and
WHEREAS, Mimi’s family and friends will miss her positive and resilient demeanor, generous spirit and loving embrace; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that we, the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, on behalf of ourselves and staff, extend our sympathy and condolences to the family of Merilyn Browning; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Resolution be spread upon the permanent Record of Proceedings of the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago.
Dated: May 18, 2017
Approved: MARIYANA T. SPYROPOULOS, President; BARBARA J. MCGOWAN, Vice President; FRANK AVILA, Chairman, Committee on Finance; TIMOTHY BRADFORD; MARTIN J. DURKAN; JOSINA MORITA; DEBRA SHORE; KARI K. STEELE; DAVID J. WALSH; Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Approved as to Form and Legality: Susan T. Morakalis, Acting General Counsel, STM:aw