Bill > HJR0737

This joint resolution honors the memory of Robert Benson "Bob" Brown, a native Tennessean and exemplary public servant who dedicated his life to improving his community and state. The resolution highlights his distinguished fifty-seven-year career with the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT), where he rose from a laborer to Regional Director, overseeing significant infrastructure projects like I-24 construction. It also acknowledges his athletic achievements, military service in the U.S. Army, and his active involvement in community youth sports, for which he received the Dizzy Dean Man of the Year Award. The resolution further notes that a TDOT building in Chattanooga was named in his honor and expresses condolences to his surviving family, celebrating his legacy of integrity, compassion, and dedication.