Bill Text: IL HR1559 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Leonard E. Hawthorne of Alton.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-01-09 - Resolution Adopted [HR1559 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR1559-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 Leonard | ||||||
4 | E. Hawthorne of Alton, who passed away on December 21, 2016; | ||||||
5 | and
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6 | WHEREAS, Leonard Hawthorne was born in Doddsville, | ||||||
7 | Mississippi to Jessie L. and Hugh H. Hawthorne on November 11, | ||||||
8 | 1945; he grew up in East St. Louis and graduated from Lincoln | ||||||
9 | High School; he served in the United States Army and earned his | ||||||
10 | Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Business Education | ||||||
11 | and his certification in education administration from | ||||||
12 | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; he married Birdia | ||||||
13 | Ruth Woods in 1971 and they settled in Alton; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Leonard Hawthorne began his 32-year career as an | ||||||
15 | educator in Alton Community Unit School District 11; he taught | ||||||
16 | business subjects at Alton High School and the J.B. Johnson | ||||||
17 | Career Development Center; he was a teacher-coordinator for the | ||||||
18 | Distributive Education work-study program, assistant principal | ||||||
19 | at West Junior High School and Alton High School, principal at | ||||||
20 | Lewis & Clark Elementary School, and Title I and Special | ||||||
21 | Services Administrator; he retired in 2003; and
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22 | WHEREAS, Leonard Hawthorne developed, tested, and taught a |
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1 | financial literacy course to Alton High School students, where | ||||||
2 | he stressed the importance of avoiding the common pitfalls | ||||||
3 | students encounter upon graduating; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Leonard Hawthorne was involved with several | ||||||
5 | professional organizations, including the National and State | ||||||
6 | Education Association, the National and State Business | ||||||
7 | Education Association, the National Association of Secondary | ||||||
8 | School Principals, and the Illinois Principals Association; he | ||||||
9 | twice received the "Those Who Excel Meritorious Service Award" | ||||||
10 | from the Illinois State Board of Education as Alton High School | ||||||
11 | assistant principal and as district level administrator; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Leonard Hawthorne was involved with 100 Black Men | ||||||
13 | of Alton and 100 Black Men Youth 100 W.A.Y.S. Financial | ||||||
14 | Literacy Project; he was also involved with the United Way of | ||||||
15 | Southwest Illinois, the Elijah P. Lovejoy Memorial, and the | ||||||
16 | Madison County Urban League Board and Guild, where he served as | ||||||
17 | Board Chairman; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Leonard Hawthorne was a lifelong member of Pilgrim | ||||||
19 | Rest Missionary Baptist Church, serving for over 40 years as | ||||||
20 | Trustee Board
Secretary and Finance Committee Chairman; he was | ||||||
21 | a life member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity and the NAACP; and
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22 | WHEREAS, Leonard Hawthorne made a difference in the school |
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1 | district and his community; and
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2 | WHEREAS, Leonard Hawthorne was preceded in death by his | ||||||
3 | wife, Birdia; his parents; his brother, John T. Hawthorne; and | ||||||
4 | his sister, Molly Hawthorne (Patton) Robertson; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Leonard Hawthorne is survived by his daughter, | ||||||
6 | Melia L. Hawthorne; his son, Antoine (Rebecca) Lawrence; his | ||||||
7 | sister, Ruth H. Clark; his brothers, James (Ruth Ann) | ||||||
8 | Hawthorne, and Hugh H. Hawthorne, Jr.; his mother-in-law, Lovie | ||||||
9 | Woods; his sister-in-law, W. Earnestine Everage; his | ||||||
10 | brother-in-law, Gary D. Woods; his godson, Dirk Johnson, MD; | ||||||
11 | his special friend, Joan Riggs; and a host of nephews, nieces, | ||||||
12 | cousins, and friends; therefore, be it
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13 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
14 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
15 | mourn the passing of Leonard E. Hawthorne, 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 Leonard Hawthorne as an expression | ||||||
20 | of our deepest sympathy.
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