Bill Text: IL SR0032 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of JoHaan Parise Cotton Wilson.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-08 - Resolution Adopted [SR0032 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0032-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of JoHaan Parise Cotton Wilson; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, JoHaan Cotton Wilson was born on September 20, | ||||||
| 5 | 1960; she earned her Bachelor of Arts from Texas Southern | ||||||
| 6 | University; she continued her education in Human Resource | ||||||
| 7 | Management at National Louis University and Metaphysical | ||||||
| 8 | Science at the University of Sedona; she was inducted into | ||||||
| 9 | Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. on April 26, 1997; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, JoHaan Cotton Wilson served as academic coach and | ||||||
| 11 | events coordinator for the College of Lake County (CLC) on the | ||||||
| 12 | Lakeshore Campus; she was also the coordinator and host of the | ||||||
| 13 | Annual Salute to Gospel Program; she began her career at CLC as | ||||||
| 14 | a community outreach and special projects coordinator on the | ||||||
| 15 | Lakeshore Campus in March 1992; throughout her 30-year career | ||||||
| 16 | of dedication and service to the Lakeshore Campus in | ||||||
| 17 | coordinating student support and community programs, she | ||||||
| 18 | ensured that students were always the focus of CLC initiatives | ||||||
| 19 | and that the institution was a valuable asset to the | ||||||
| 20 | community; she was known for her exemplary dedication and | ||||||
| 21 | commitment to serving students and the community; and
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| 22 | WHEREAS, JoHaan Cotton Wilson continued her commitment to | ||||||
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| 1 | communities around the country through her advocacy in the | ||||||
| 2 | National Alliance of Faith and Justice, where she served as | ||||||
| 3 | Illinois State Coordinator for its national Pen or Pencil | ||||||
| 4 | program, and the National Association of Blacks in Criminal | ||||||
| 5 | Justice; she was the founder and CEO of the Juneteenth | ||||||
| 6 | Cultural Committee of Lake County, establishing the | ||||||
| 7 | county-wide Juneteenth festival; she also served as the Lake | ||||||
| 8 | County Coordinator of the Corporation for National and | ||||||
| 9 | Community Service and was a board member of Trinity Universal | ||||||
| 10 | Center, KoCo Women, and the Youth Empowerment Foundation, | ||||||
| 11 | among others; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, JoHaan Cotton Wilson was a member of Trinity | ||||||
| 13 | United Church of Christ; therefore, be it
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| 14 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 15 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 16 | JoHaan Parise Cotton Wilson and extend our sincere condolences | ||||||
| 17 | to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be | ||||||
| 18 | it further
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| 19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 20 | presented to the family of JoHaan Cotton Wilson as an | ||||||
| 21 | expression of our deepest sympathy.
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