Bill Text: IL HR0441 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Joyce Ann Chapman of Chicago.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-10-24 - Resolution Adopted [HR0441 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HR0441-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Joyce | ||||||
4 | Ann Chapman of Chicago, who passed away on September 27, 2023; | ||||||
5 | and
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6 | WHEREAS, Joyce Chapman, born in Tokyo, Japan on February | ||||||
7 | 19, 1956, was a dedicated organizer and civic leader of the | ||||||
8 | City of Chicago; her professional experience of working with | ||||||
9 | wards of the State and juvenile parolees of the Illinois | ||||||
10 | Department of Corrections (IDOC) enhanced her abilities to | ||||||
11 | assist the underserved populations in her community and around | ||||||
12 | the greater Chicagoland area; with over 20 years of community | ||||||
13 | engagement and social service experience, she worked | ||||||
14 | tirelessly to ensure that all children and families received | ||||||
15 | quality education, productive public safety, and adequate | ||||||
16 | housing; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Joyce Chapman served as facilitator of CAPS Beat | ||||||
18 | 512 for the Chicago Police Department's 5th District from 1999 | ||||||
19 | to 2009; she subsequently became president of the District | ||||||
20 | Advisory Council for the 5th District; she relentlessly worked | ||||||
21 | with residents and was instrumental in helping deter crime in | ||||||
22 | various Chicagoland communities; as of 2016, she was appointed | ||||||
23 | to serve on the Chicago Police Community Policing Advisory |
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1 | Panel (CPAP); and
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2 | WHEREAS, Joyce Chapman lived in the historic Pullman | ||||||
3 | community of Chicago for over 50 years, and her profound | ||||||
4 | connection to her community and desire to revitalize it led | ||||||
5 | her to establish the Pullman Community Development Corporation | ||||||
6 | in May 2002, where she served as president; she also served as | ||||||
7 | vice president on the Neighborhood Housing Services (NHS) | ||||||
8 | Advisory Board for six years and as president of the Gately | ||||||
9 | Park Advisory Council (GPAC) for the past 10 years; under her | ||||||
10 | leadership, GPAC developed and implemented several community | ||||||
11 | events, including grill-offs, holiday food and Secret Santa | ||||||
12 | giveaways, and annual community field trips to Brookfield Zoo; | ||||||
13 | and
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14 | WHEREAS, Joyce Chapman passionately represented the Far | ||||||
15 | South Side of Chicago, serving as a member of the Far South | ||||||
16 | Community Action Council (FSCAC) of Chicago Public Schools | ||||||
17 | (CPS) since its inception in 2011, where she held the position | ||||||
18 | of chairwoman until June 14, 2022; she further served the area | ||||||
19 | as the organizer and developer of a Quality-of-Life Plan | ||||||
20 | through Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Chicago | ||||||
21 | in January 2019, and she began serving as president of the Far | ||||||
22 | South Chicago Coalition in 2020; and
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23 | WHEREAS, Joyce Chapman additionally founded Woman |
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1 | Empowered Civic Engagement (WECE), an organization dedicated | ||||||
2 | to promoting and advocating for women's participation in city, | ||||||
3 | county, state, and federal legislation, in May 2016, and she | ||||||
4 | served as the vice president for the National Community Based | ||||||
5 | Organization Network (NCBON), which focuses on involving, | ||||||
6 | engaging, and empowering community organizations; and
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7 | WHEREAS, More recently, Joyce Chapman was appointed to the | ||||||
8 | Chicago Board of Education by then-Mayor Lori Lightfoot due to | ||||||
9 | her commitment and dedication to improving life outcomes and | ||||||
10 | opportunities for Chicago's youth and communities; she began | ||||||
11 | serving on June 1, 2022; during her brief tenure, she ensured | ||||||
12 | that the voices of students and their families were heard and | ||||||
13 | incorporated into policymaking; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Joyce Chapman was a visionary leader, a lifelong | ||||||
15 | learner, and an unwavering advocate for children and families | ||||||
16 | and will be remembered for her courage, candor, and passion; | ||||||
17 | she was a pillar of her community, and her impact on the city | ||||||
18 | she loved so dearly will continue reverberating for | ||||||
19 | generations; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Joyce Chapman is survived by her daughters, | ||||||
21 | Ashanti, Umi, and Amina, and a host of grandchildren; | ||||||
22 | therefore, be it
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1 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
2 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
3 | we mourn the passing of Joyce Ann Chapman and extend our | ||||||
4 | sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew | ||||||
5 | and loved her; and be it further
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