RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Roscoe C. Brown, Jr., has been called to eternal life by the wisdom of God at the age of 94; and
WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of his passing by Alderman Edward M. Burke; and
WHEREAS, Roscoe C. Brown, Jr., was a decorated member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen who served his country in Europe during World War II; and
WHEREAS, Roscoe C. Brown, Jr., rose to the rank of Captain and commanded the 100th Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group of the United States Army Air Forces; and
WHEREAS, A recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross, Roscoe C. Brown, Jr., was credited with shooting down an advanced German Me-262 fighter jet and an FW-190 fighter; and
WHEREAS, The son of a dentist and a teacher, Roscoe C. Brown, Jr., was born in Washington, D.C.; and
WHEREAS, Prior to joining the military, Roscoe C. Brown, Jr., graduated from Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts where he was the valedictorian of the Class of 1943; and
WHEREAS, Following the war, Roscoe C. Brown, Jr., was a professor at New York University where he directed the Institute of Afro-American Affairs; and
WHEREAS, Roscoe C. Brown, Jr., served as President of Bronx Community College from 1977 to 1993; and
WHEREAS, Roscoe C. Brown, Jr., was also Director for the Center for Education Policy at the City University of New York where he was a professor of Urban Education at its Graduate Center; and
WHEREAS, Roscoe C. Brown, Jr., joined fellow Tuskegee airmen at a 2007 ceremony at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda where they were collectively awarded a Congressional Gold Medal; and
WHEREAS, Roscoe C. Brown, Jr., was an individual of great integrity and accomplishment who will be dearly missed and fondly remembered by his many relatives, friends and admirers; and
WHEREAS, To his beloved family, Roscoe C. Brown, Jr., imparts a legacy of faithfulness, service and dignity; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and the members of the Chicago Cit...
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