Bill Text: IL HR0949 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Donnie Allen Kirksey.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2021-01-08 - Resolution Adopted [HR0949 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0949-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 Donnie | ||||||
| 4 | Allen Kirksey, who passed away on December 28, 2020; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Donnie Kirksey was born in Chicago on March 31, | ||||||
| 6 | 1963; he graduated from Parkside Elementary School in 1977 and | ||||||
| 7 | Chicago Vocational High School in 1981, where he was an | ||||||
| 8 | outstanding basketball and football player from 1977 to 1981; | ||||||
| 9 | he earned his bachelor's degree in Business Administration and | ||||||
| 10 | Management from Roosevelt University in 1985; he earned a | ||||||
| 11 | Certificate in Sports and Entertainment Law; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Donnie Kirksey worked for Nike, Reebok, and | ||||||
| 13 | Adidas; he served as an assistant coach at DePaul University, | ||||||
| 14 | Chicago State University, and the University of Illinois at | ||||||
| 15 | Chicago; at the time of his death, he was serving as the | ||||||
| 16 | administrator of Culture and Climate and the head basketball | ||||||
| 17 | coach at Chicago Vocational High School, where he was | ||||||
| 18 | responsible for maintaining a positive atmosphere and ensuring | ||||||
| 19 | the safety of over 900 students; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Donnie Kirksey received a number of accolades | ||||||
| 21 | during his career, including the Saving Black Males/Par | ||||||
| 22 | Excellence in Education Award in June 2009 and the Chicago | ||||||
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| 1 | Region IBCA Coach of the Year Award in 2010; he was featured as | ||||||
| 2 | one of America's Best and Brightest Young Business and | ||||||
| 3 | Professional Men in Dollars & Sense magazine in 1992; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Donnie Kirksey will be remembered for assisting | ||||||
| 5 | and mentoring a multitude of young men in their journeys toward | ||||||
| 6 | enrolling in institutions of higher learning, where many | ||||||
| 7 | engaged in a variety of basketball programs and graduated from | ||||||
| 8 | various colleges; he enjoyed serving at his church; he was a | ||||||
| 9 | proud member of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Donnie Kirksey enjoyed caring for his wife Dionne, | ||||||
| 11 | his daughter Nadia, his grandson Kahliel, and his dog Dior; | ||||||
| 12 | therefore, be it
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| 13 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 14 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 15 | we mourn the passing of Donnie Allen Kirksey and extend our | ||||||
| 16 | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | ||||||
| 17 | and loved him; and be it further
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| 18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 19 | presented to the family of Donnie Allen Kirksey as an | ||||||
| 20 | expression of our deepest sympathy.
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