Bill Text: IL HR1222 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of James Albert Deanes of Chicago.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-11-19 - Resolution Adopted [HR1222 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HR1222-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 James | ||||||
4 | Albert Deanes of Chicago; and
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5 | WHEREAS, James Deanes was born in Ruleville, Mississippi on | ||||||
6 | April 23, 1948 to Ruby Watson and Jimmy Lee Deanes; he moved to | ||||||
7 | Chicago with his family in the 1950s; he attended Grant | ||||||
8 | Elementary School and graduated from Cregier Vocational High | ||||||
9 | School; he studied at Washburne Trade School, becoming a | ||||||
10 | machinist; he married Evelyn Bryant; and
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11 | WHEREAS, James Deanes began his career as an apprentice at | ||||||
12 | Chuck & Dave Manufacturing; he then worked at ABM Industries as | ||||||
13 | a plant manager for 27 years; he retired in 2013; and
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14 | WHEREAS, James Deanes had a passion for community | ||||||
15 | involvement and education reform; he served as a member and | ||||||
16 | chair of several Parent-Teacher Associations, Local School | ||||||
17 | Improvement Councils, Local School Councils, and various | ||||||
18 | community organizations; he was appointed chairperson of the | ||||||
19 | Parent/Community Council, a multi-ethnic organization that | ||||||
20 | helped spearhead community and legislative efforts aimed at | ||||||
21 | giving parents and community members greater control over the | ||||||
22 | governance of their children's schools through the |
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1 | establishment of local school councils; in 1996, he became the | ||||||
2 | District Four Facilitator for the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) | ||||||
3 | at the behest of then-CPS CEO Paul Vallas; and
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4 | WHEREAS, James Deanes was preceded in death by his wife of | ||||||
5 | 38 year, Evelyn; and
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6 | WHEREAS, James Deanes and his wife had 4 sons and a | ||||||
7 | daughter; therefore, be it
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8 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
9 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
10 | we mourn the passing of James Albert Deanes, and extend our | ||||||
11 | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | ||||||
12 | 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 James Deanes as an expression of our | ||||||
15 | deepest sympathy.
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