Bill Text: IL SR0340 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Jean L. "Tank" Corner.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-26 - Resolution Adopted [SR0340 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0340-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
3 | to learn of the death of Jean L. "Tank" Corner, who passed away | ||||||
4 | on April 30, 2023 at the age of 52; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Jean Corner was born in Columbia, South Carolina | ||||||
6 | to Mary Corner and Leonard Davis on January 16, 1971; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Jean Corner began elementary school in North | ||||||
8 | Carolina; during these early years, he developed a passion for | ||||||
9 | football; when his family moved to Illinois, he continued to | ||||||
10 | play at Garfield Elementary School and also joined the | ||||||
11 | Bellwood Spartans extracurricular team; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Jean Corner attended Proviso East High School | ||||||
13 | through his junior year; he ultimately graduated from Oak Park | ||||||
14 | and River Forest High School (OPRFHS) in 1989, having become a | ||||||
15 | local football star; he also shared a passion for television | ||||||
16 | and film with his former classmates, which kept them connected | ||||||
17 | well into adulthood; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Jean Corner subsequently enrolled at Northern | ||||||
19 | Iowa Community College, where he earned an associate's degree | ||||||
20 | in art; he completed an undergraduate program at the | ||||||
21 | University of Northern Iowa in 1994 on a football scholarship; |
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1 | and
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2 | WHEREAS, Jean Corner found a special kinship in Omega Psi | ||||||
3 | Phi Fraternity, INC in 1996; he pledged and became a member of | ||||||
4 | MuXi Chapter; he and his line brothers referred to themselves | ||||||
5 | as the "Qrazy 8"; he also befriended members of multiple other | ||||||
6 | "Divine Nine" fraternities; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Jean Corner took his sports skills overseas to | ||||||
8 | Tokyo after his time pursuing a college education; he remained | ||||||
9 | a loyal Dallas Cowboys fan no matter where he lived, either in | ||||||
10 | the U.S. or abroad; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Jean Corner returned to his high school alma | ||||||
12 | mater as a campus safety officer once his stint in | ||||||
13 | professional sports ended; he trained and mentored generations | ||||||
14 | of OPRFHS athletes as the six-year head coach of the Powder | ||||||
15 | Puff Girls Football League and the inaugural girls' flag | ||||||
16 | football team during the fall 2022 season; he shared his | ||||||
17 | personal training services with community members as well; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Jean Corner brought his dream of owning and | ||||||
19 | operating a fitness clothing line to fruition by launching | ||||||
20 | Fitness II Perfection (FIIP), LLC; his garments bore affirming | ||||||
21 | and positive statements, such as "Work Hard…No Excuses"; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Jean Corner relished time with his family, | ||||||
2 | especially Christmas gatherings hosted across the United | ||||||
3 | States; his nephews, Darrion and Josiah, became his sons and | ||||||
4 | shared this title with his first-born, Zayden; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Jean Corner's appetite competed with his love of | ||||||
6 | fitness and exercise; he loved his mother and grandmother's | ||||||
7 | cooking the most, but he never turned down a meal; although his | ||||||
8 | given name was Jean, he had long gone by the nickname "Tank", | ||||||
9 | which fit him well as he was built like a tank, short but wide | ||||||
10 | and powerful; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Jean Corner was preceded in death by his father, | ||||||
12 | Leonard Davis, and his sister, Emma Raggs-Franklin; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Jean Corner is survived by his son, Zayden | ||||||
14 | Corner; his mother, Mary Corner; his grandmother, Catherine | ||||||
15 | Corner; his nephews, Josiah "JoJo" McKevin and Darrion | ||||||
16 | Johnson; his sisters, Shereta Hunt and Anita Raggs; his | ||||||
17 | brother, Cleveland Raggs; his fiancée, LaTonia Jackson; his | ||||||
18 | FIIP family; his caretakers at LaGrange Hospital; and numerous | ||||||
19 | other family members, friends, and fans; therefore, be it
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20 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
21 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
22 | Jean L. "Tank" Corner and extend our sincere condolences to |
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1 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
2 | further
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3 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
4 | presented to the family of Jean Corner as an expression of our | ||||||
5 | deepest sympathy.
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