Bolingbrook Citizen Of Year Sheldon Watts Joins Village Board

BOLINGBROOK, IL - The past several weeks have been a time of sadness for the village of Bolingbrook because community icon Leroy Brown Sr. died unexpectedly after recovering from heart surgery. Brown was a popular figure in village politics, the Valley View School District and numerous Bolingbrook civic organizations. On Veteran's Day, Mayor Roger Claar honored Brown by dedicating the village's new Vietnam Veterans Memorial stone in Brown's memory. This week, the village board tapped Sheldon Watts to fill Brown's vacancy as a village trustee for Bolingbrook.

Leroy Brown's wife of 51 years, Patricia, and her son, Leroy Brown Jr., came to Tuesday night's meeting to support the appointment of Sheldon Watts.

"It is an honor, and truly humbling to be asked to complete his remaining unexpired term," Watts said in a statement issued by the village. "I look forward to working hard every day on behalf of the residents of Bolingbrook."

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Watts Bio

Watts has worked for Mobility Networks - Global Services Delivery Organization for the past 20 years. Today he is the company's customer compliance manager. "He is responsible for ensuring that the company follows the critical contractual requirements specified by its customers and the U.S. government," the village noted.

Watts obtained his bachelor's in 1998 and an MBA in 2001, earning both degrees from Roosevelt University. He has held elected political office as a DuPage Township Trustee. He was named Bolingbrook's 2014 Male Citizen of the Year.

Watts and his wife, Cherron, have always lived in Illinois and have lived in Bolingbrook since 2007. They have three-year-old twins and they attend Victory Cathedral Worship Center in Bolingbrook, according to the village.

"Sheldon is honored to have been selected for the appointment to the village board to complete the term of the recently dearly departed Village Trustee Leroy Brown," the village stated.

Image of Sheldon Watts via Bolingbrook , secondary image via Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar