Bill Text: IL HR0348 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Tyrone Kenner of Chicago.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2009-05-05 - Resolution Adopted [HR0348 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HR0348-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Tyrone
Kenner of Chicago, who passed away on April 27, 2009; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Kenner had been a Chicago police officer and
community organizer when he successfully ran for alderman in
1971; and
WHEREAS, His efforts to rejuvenate the 3rd ward, a tough
patch of the South Side that included the Robert Taylor
public-housing high-rises, included renovations for the 47th
Street "L" platform and various anti-crime measures; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Kenner grew up in south suburban Robbins and
graduated from Eisenhower High School in Blue Island; he served
in the United States Air Force and worked as a Chicago police
officer and a boxing promoter before getting into community
work; and
WHEREAS, Before his election as alderman, he was deputy
director of the Chicago Committee on Urban Opportunity; in
recent years he was an assistant engineer at Cook County Jail;
and

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WHEREAS, Tyrone Kenner is survived by two sons, Howard and
Rev. Brian Kenner; his daughters, Renee Kenner-Clay, Kim Wash,
Tonja Simmons, and Sonja; and 26 grandchildren; therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Tyrone
Kenner; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of Tyrone Kenner as a symbol of our
sincere sympathy.