Bill Text: IL HR1357 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Jon Alexander Daye.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2010-11-16 - Resolution Adopted [HR1357 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR1357-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
Jon | ||||||
| 4 | Alexander Daye, who passed away on July 8, 2010; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Jon Daye was well known by many for being on the | ||||||
| 6 | cutting edge of the 21st century; in the early 1970s, he began | ||||||
| 7 | appearing on talk television, where he chose topics regarding | ||||||
| 8 | the African-American community at large; through his shows, he | ||||||
| 9 | provided a forum for black candidates, judges, aldermen and | ||||||
| 10 | county officials to express their message to the community; his | ||||||
| 11 | guests included former Chicago Mayors Harold Washington and | ||||||
| 12 | Eugene Sawyer; he and his shows were also instrumental in the | ||||||
| 13 | election of U.S. Senator Roland Burris and Cook County Board | ||||||
| 14 | President Todd Stroger; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Jon Daye was a radio personality on WVON Radio's | ||||||
| 16 | "On Target"; he was a television talk show host on Star Planet | ||||||
| 17 | Television Network, Cable Channel 25; he was also the host of | ||||||
| 18 | "Straight Talk", which led to his own show, "News Talk", on | ||||||
| 19 | Rev. Harold Bailey's PCC Network; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Jon Daye was an author and the founder and | ||||||
| 21 | president of several worthwhile awards, including the coveted | ||||||
| 22 | Kizzy Award, which recognized women for their professional | ||||||
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| 1 | accomplishments and community service, the Success Awards, | ||||||
| 2 | which recognized men for their distinguished accomplishments, | ||||||
| 3 | and the Black Woman Hall of Fame Foundation, which recognized a | ||||||
| 4 | long list of women luminaries with the Bethune-Tubman Truth | ||||||
| 5 | Award; through his various awards programs, he reached out to | ||||||
| 6 | innumerable local and national "dignitaries" - recipients of | ||||||
| 7 | his awards; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Jon Daye is survived by his fiancee, Bernadine | ||||||
| 9 | Whiteurst; his daughters, Christy Robinson (Dore) and Tracy | ||||||
| 10 | Landing; his grandchildren; and his many other family members | ||||||
| 11 | and friends; therefore, be it
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| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 13 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 14 | mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Jon | ||||||
| 15 | Alexander Daye; and be it further
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| 16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 17 | presented to the family of Jon Daye as an expression of our | ||||||
| 18 | sympathy.
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