Bill Text: IL HR0262 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson Sr. on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of his membership in the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Commends his decades of visionary service to humanity, rooted in the same ideals he embraced as a young man of Omega Psi Phi.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2025-04-23 - Resolution Adopted [HR0262 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2025-HR0262-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate the Reverend Jesse Louis | ||||||
| 4 | Jackson Sr. on the occasion of his 65th anniversary as a member | ||||||
| 5 | of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Rev. Jackson, a native of Greenville, South | ||||||
| 7 | Carolina and a longtime Chicago resident, pledged Omega Psi | ||||||
| 8 | Phi through the Pi Psi Chapter at the University of Illinois | ||||||
| 9 | Urbana-Champaign in the spring of 1960; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Rev. Jackson's initiation into Omega Psi Phi | ||||||
| 11 | marked the beginning of a lifetime commitment to the | ||||||
| 12 | fraternity's cardinal principles of manhood, scholarship, | ||||||
| 13 | perseverance, and uplift; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Over the past 65 years, Rev. Jackson has | ||||||
| 15 | exemplified these principles as one of the most enduring and | ||||||
| 16 | impactful civil rights leaders of our time, serving as a top | ||||||
| 17 | aide to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., founding the Rainbow PUSH | ||||||
| 18 | Coalition, advocating for economic and social justice across | ||||||
| 19 | the globe, and twice seeking the presidency of the United | ||||||
| 20 | States; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, Rev. Jackson has remained a proud and active | ||||||
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| 1 | brother of Omega Psi Phi, embodying the fraternity's highest | ||||||
| 2 | ideals while inspiring generations of members and citizens | ||||||
| 3 | alike; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Rev. Jackson is an outstanding citizen of | ||||||
| 5 | Illinois whose commitment to service, leadership, and justice | ||||||
| 6 | has left an indelible mark on the State, the nation, and the | ||||||
| 7 | world, and it is fitting and proper to recognize the | ||||||
| 8 | extraordinary milestone of his 65th anniversary and honor his | ||||||
| 9 | life, legacy, and leadership as one of Omega Psi Phi's most | ||||||
| 10 | distinguished sons; therefore, be it
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| 11 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 12 | HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 13 | we congratulate the Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson Sr. on the | ||||||
| 14 | 65th anniversary of his membership in Omega Psi Phi | ||||||
| 15 | Fraternity, Inc., and we commend his decades of visionary | ||||||
| 16 | service to humanity, rooted in the same ideals he embraced as a | ||||||
| 17 | young man of Omega Psi Phi; and be it further
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| 18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 19 | presented to Rev. Jackson as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
| 20 | respect. | ||||||