IL SR0361

Memorializes Price Eugene "Gene" Edwards of Industry, Illinois, who passed away on June 9, 2025, at age 74

Honors his U.S. Navy service during the Vietnam War from December 21, 1969 to April 23, 1971, where he served as helmsman aboard the USS Brule AKL-28 as part of the Brown Water Navy and saw combat in the Cambodian Expeditionary

Recognizes his military awards including the National Defense Ribbon and Vietnam Expeditionary Unit Citation

Notes he was born in Canton on September 17, 1950, graduated from Canton High School in 1968, and married Deborah Ann Cox on May 27, 1994

Extends condolences from the Illinois Senate to his surviving family, including his wife of 31 years, five children, and eight grandchildren