Bill Text: IL HR0589 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of William H. "Hank" Taylor Jr.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-10-24 - Resolution Adopted [HR0589 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR0589-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of William | ||||||
4 | H. "Hank" Taylor Jr., who passed away on August 14, 2017; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Hank Taylor was born in Chicago to William and | ||||||
6 | Thelma (Watkins) Taylor on November 7, 1960; he graduated from | ||||||
7 | Luella Elementary School and James H. Bowen High School; | ||||||
8 | following high school, he attended Southern University and A&M | ||||||
9 | College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he studied accounting; | ||||||
10 | he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from | ||||||
11 | Chicago State University; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Hank Taylor worked at Corn Products Company as a | ||||||
13 | railroad clerk and was promoted to conductor; he was also a | ||||||
14 | union trustee and representative, first, for the Oil, Chemical | ||||||
15 | and Atomic Workers International Union (OCAW), Local 7-507, | ||||||
16 | where his responsibilities included managing a one million | ||||||
17 | dollar annual budget, and then, for the Paper, | ||||||
18 | Allied-Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers International | ||||||
19 | Union (PACE), Local 6-0507; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Hank Taylor joined the Seventh Ward Democratic | ||||||
21 | Organization under former Alderman William M. Beavers; he also | ||||||
22 | served as a member of the Seventh Ward Young Democratic |
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1 | Organization; his passion for mentoring youth included | ||||||
2 | organizing trips to museums, back-to-school giveaways, | ||||||
3 | Halloween parties, and Easter egg hunts; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Hank Taylor became chief of staff for Seventh Ward | ||||||
5 | Alderwoman Darcel Beavers; he then joined the Cook County | ||||||
6 | Medical Examiner's Office, where he instituted operational | ||||||
7 | reforms that averted the temporary misplacement of corpses and | ||||||
8 | prevented the personal property loss of decedents; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Hank Taylor became the campaign manager for the | ||||||
10 | Committee to Elect Greg Mitchell Alderman of the Seventh Ward; | ||||||
11 | his strategic knowledge of the ward and his management of field | ||||||
12 | operations helped his longtime friend win the general election; | ||||||
13 | Hank became the Seventh Ward Superintendent for the City of | ||||||
14 | Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation, where he was | ||||||
15 | determined to make a difference in the appearance of the ward; | ||||||
16 | he would often drive around to check recurring violations that | ||||||
17 | plagued the community; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Hank Taylor joined the Evangelistic Crusaders | ||||||
19 | Church of God in Christ, and was later ordained as a deacon; he | ||||||
20 | then joined Prayer and Faith Outreach Ministries, where he | ||||||
21 | continued as a deacon; he served as chief adjutant and also | ||||||
22 | completed a Master of Arts degree in Theology; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Hank Taylor used volunteerism as a tool to | ||||||
2 | strengthen his faith; he was the founder and co-chair of the | ||||||
3 | Robert H. Lawrence Elementary School Parent Safety Patrol; he | ||||||
4 | also served as the vice president of the Lawrence Local School | ||||||
5 | Council; he was a candidate for the Illinois State Senate in | ||||||
6 | the 17th Legislative District; he also found time to work part | ||||||
7 | time on the weekends as a program interpreter at the Museum of | ||||||
8 | Science and Industry, running the railroad car for the coal | ||||||
9 | mine exhibit; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Hank Taylor also enjoyed life outside of work and | ||||||
11 | volunteerism; he was known for his beautiful smile and wicked | ||||||
12 | sense of humor; he loved social outings, sporting events, and | ||||||
13 | shooting the breeze with friends, family, and colleagues; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Hank Taylor was preceded in death by his mother; | ||||||
15 | his daughter, De'Anna; and his sisters, Dawn and Diane; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Hank Taylor is survived by his father; his | ||||||
17 | daughters Tanya (Danny) Terrell-Hutchison, Cherece Taylor, and | ||||||
18 | Jamillah Hodges; his sister, Daryl "Cookie" Taylor; his | ||||||
19 | grandson, Zechariah Dotson; his granddaughters, Zeh'Caria | ||||||
20 | Hutchinson, Jazymin Malone, Kaiden Hutchinson, and Za'Quelia | ||||||
21 | Boone; his great-aunt, Gertrude Steinback; his great-uncle, | ||||||
22 | Clyde Raby; his aunts, Garnett Collins, Doris (Odell) Hicks, | ||||||
23 | Dorothy Jean Watkins, and Jacqueline Watkins; his uncles, |
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1 | Emmanuel Taylor, Simpson James (Carolyn) Taylor, and Alious | ||||||
2 | (Roxanne) Watkins Jr; his nieces, Kinshasa Taylor, Janel Walls, | ||||||
3 | and Destiny Taylor; his nephew, Kai Taylor; his great-niece, | ||||||
4 | Kylah Taylor; his great-nephews, Marquis Harding, Jack King | ||||||
5 | Christopher Davis, William Hoskins, and Logan Taylor; and many | ||||||
6 | cousins, friends, church family, and colleagues; therefore, be | ||||||
7 | it
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8 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
9 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
10 | mourn the passing of William H. "Hank" Taylor Jr., and extend | ||||||
11 | our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who | ||||||
12 | knew and loved him; and be it further
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13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
14 | presented to the family of Hank Taylor as an expression of our | ||||||
15 | deepest sympathy.
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