Bill Text: IL SR1284 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Shirley Mae Jackson-Higgins.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-11-20 - Resolution Adopted [SR1284 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR1284-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
3 | learn of the death of Shirley Mae Jackson-Higgins, who passed | ||||||
4 | away on May 24, 2014; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Shirley Jackson-Higgins was born in Bell City, | ||||||
6 | Missouri on February 3, 1943 to Willie J. and Rosie Lee | ||||||
7 | Jackson; she attended South Mast School and graduated from Bell | ||||||
8 | City High School; she was a member of Missionary Baptist Church | ||||||
9 | in Bell City; she attended Southeast Missouri State University | ||||||
10 | in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and graduated from Triton College | ||||||
11 | in River Grove; she also attended DePaul University; after | ||||||
12 | relocating to Maywood, she was a member of First Baptist Church | ||||||
13 | of Melrose Park; she married Albert on December 31, 1968; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Shirley Jackson-Higgins's work history is long | ||||||
15 | and diverse beginning at Miles Square Medical Center of | ||||||
16 | Chicago; after relocating to Maywood, she took the position of | ||||||
17 | Account Administrator at Allied Van Lines; she also served as | ||||||
18 | an assistant to the Illinois State Senate; later, she was | ||||||
19 | employed by the Cook County Board of Commissioners; upon | ||||||
20 | retirement, she served as Commissioner on the Maywood Housing | ||||||
21 | Authority Board of Directors and was a member of The Way Back | ||||||
22 | Inn Organization of Maywood Board of Directors; her most recent | ||||||
23 | position was that of Director of the Maywood Urban |
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1 | Revitalization Corporation; and
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2 | WHEREAS, Shirley Jackson-Higgins acquired numerous | ||||||
3 | professional developmental certificates and accolades, | ||||||
4 | including the Operation Uplift Maywood Hometown Achievement | ||||||
5 | Award, the Rosa Parks Heritage Award, and membership in the | ||||||
6 | Northeastern University Phi Beta Kappa Academic Honor Society; | ||||||
7 | and
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8 | WHEREAS, Shirley Jackson-Higgins was preceded in death by | ||||||
9 | her parents; 2 brothers, Freddie Lee and J.W.; and 5 sisters, | ||||||
10 | Barbara Jean, Jessie B., Virginia, Ruthie Jean, and Deborah | ||||||
11 | Ann; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Shirley Jackson-Higgins is survived by her loving | ||||||
13 | husband, Albert; beloved sons, Talbert and Gerald; precious | ||||||
14 | daughters, Angela Shirlene and Verna; beautiful grandchildren, | ||||||
15 | Sydney Raymond and Taylor Gabrielle Rose; siblings, Willie Lee | ||||||
16 | (Helen), Eddie Lee, Jerlean LeSure (Charles, deceased), | ||||||
17 | Earnestine Pullen (Charles, deceased), Carl Lee (Loretta), | ||||||
18 | Daniel Lee (Amelia), and Ceretha Brown (James, deceased); | ||||||
19 | brother-in-law, J.W. Terry; and a host of nieces, nephews, | ||||||
20 | other relatives, and friends; therefore, be it
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21 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
22 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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1 | Shirley Mae Jackson-Higgins, and extend our sincere | ||||||
2 | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
3 | her; and be it further
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4 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
5 | presented to the family of Shirley Jackson-Higgins as an | ||||||
6 | expression of our deepest sympathy.
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