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A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Hanan 1
"Henry" Spilman Berg-Brousseau. 2
WHEREAS, Hanan "Henry" Spilman Berg-Brousseau was born in Louisville, 3
Kentucky, and graduated from Louisville Collegiate School, where he was awarded 4
Collegiate's Outstanding High School Senior in 2016; and 5
WHEREAS, even as a high school student, Henry was a champion for LGBTQ+ 6
rights, and in 2015 he received the Butterfly Award from the Women's Center at 7
Louisville's Presbyterian Theological Seminary in recognition of his advocacy for the 8
transgender community, which included advocacy before the General Assembly; and 9
WHEREAS, Henry attended George Washington University, where he double 10
majored in History and Political Science with a minor in Jewish Studies; and 11
WHEREAS, Henry was George Washington University's founding member of 12
Delta Lambda Phi, an LGBTQ+ fraternity, and an active member of the Stonewall 13
Kickball DC; and 14
WHEREAS, Henry graduated from George Washington University in 2021 and 15
became Deputy Press Secretary for the Human Rights Campaign in Washington, DC, 16
which is one of the nation's largest LGBTQ+ advocacy organizations; and 17
WHEREAS, Henry worked tirelessly to help make his communities and the world a 18
safe and accepting place for all, his voice for change will be missed and not forgotten; 19
and 20
WHEREAS, Henry passed from this earthly life on December 16, 2022; and 21
WHEREAS, Henry was preceded in death by his grandparents, Pearl and Harold 22
Berg and Robert and Mary Brousseau; and is survived by his parents Senator Karen Berg 23
and Bob Brousseau; his sister Rachel Pass; his nanny, Odessa Riley; his uncle David 24
Brousseau; his aunts Amy Berg, Dena Nelson, and Lauren Berg; and his beloved dog, 25
Bibi; and 26
WHEREAS, Henry will be remembered for his drive to make this world a more 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 23 RS BR 987
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accepting place, his ambition to use communications and politics as a force for positive 1
change, and his eagerness to make everyone around him feel loved; 2
NOW, THEREFORE, 3
Be it resolved by the Senate of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of 4
Kentucky: 5
Section 1. The Senate hereby expresses its most profound sympathy upon the 6
passing of Hanan "Henry" Spilman Berg-Brousseau. 7
Section 2. When the Senate adjourns this day, it does so in honor and loving 8
memory of Hanan "Henry" Spilman Berg-Brousseau. 9