Bill Text: IL SR1409 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Betty Jean Jackson of Chicago.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-11-20 - Resolution Adopted [SR1409 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR1409-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 Betty Jean Jackson of Chicago, who passed | ||||||
| 4 | away on July 9, 2014; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Betty Jackson was born in Jacksonville, Florida on | ||||||
| 6 | July 28, 1944 to LeRoy Jackson and Aretha Mallory; at the age | ||||||
| 7 | of 12, she moved to Maywood with her mother and step-father, | ||||||
| 8 | Clarence Mallory, Sr.; she attended Washington Elementary | ||||||
| 9 | School in Maywood and graduated from McKinley Elementary School | ||||||
| 10 | in Chicago; she also attended Richard T. Crane Medical | ||||||
| 11 | Preparatory High School; she married Edward Jackson in 1981; | ||||||
| 12 | and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Betty Jackson was a life-long learner; she became | ||||||
| 14 | a certified semi-truck driver, earned her CDL license, and went | ||||||
| 15 | on to drive for the Chicago Transit Authority; she became a | ||||||
| 16 | state-licensed Cosmetologist at Debbie's School of Beauty | ||||||
| 17 | Culture in Chicago, where she graduated with high honors; she | ||||||
| 18 | earned her Associate of Science degree in Criminal Justice from | ||||||
| 19 | Triton College in River Grove; she studied at Edward Waters | ||||||
| 20 | College in Jacksonville, Florida, the University of North | ||||||
| 21 | Florida, and Chicago State University, from which she graduated | ||||||
| 22 | with a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice; she | ||||||
| 23 | became a permanent substitute teacher for Illinois School | ||||||
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| 1 | District 89 for more than 15 years; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Betty Jackson's 2 favorite activities were | ||||||
| 3 | traveling and dancing; she also enjoyed spending time with | ||||||
| 4 | family and friends; she was a member of Second Baptist Church | ||||||
| 5 | in Maywood and then Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago; | ||||||
| 6 | and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Betty Jackson was preceded in death by her | ||||||
| 8 | parents; her step-father; and her husband, Edward; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Betty Jackson's greatest accomplishments were her | ||||||
| 10 | children, Sharon Jones, Gale (Dennis) Taylor, Darren Jones, | ||||||
| 11 | Sr., Tammi Jordan, Danielle Randolph, Keith Jackson, Chris | ||||||
| 12 | Jackson, and Tobias Jackson, and her eldest granddaughter, | ||||||
| 13 | Shanae Jones, who she raised; she was a proud big sister to her | ||||||
| 14 | brothers, Reverend Dr. Charles (Cydia) Koen, Clarence | ||||||
| 15 | (Charlotte) Mallory, Jr., and sisters, Linda (Joe) Brown, and | ||||||
| 16 | Sandra Mallory; she was also proud of her "little | ||||||
| 17 | sister"/cousin Rosa Thomas and her extended family, the Davis | ||||||
| 18 | Family; she leaves her love and legacy to carry on through her | ||||||
| 19 | many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews, | ||||||
| 20 | Godchildren, and a host of relatives and friends; therefore, be | ||||||
| 21 | it
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| 22 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
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| 1 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 2 | Betty Jean Jackson, and extend our sincere condolences to her | ||||||
| 3 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
| 4 | further
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| 5 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 6 | presented to the family of Betty Jackson as an expression of | ||||||
| 7 | our deepest sympathy.
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