Bill Text: IL SR1620 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of James Deanes.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-11-20 - Resolution Adopted [SR1620 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR1620-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 James Deanes; and
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4 | WHEREAS, James Deanes was employed with the Chicago Public | ||||||
5 | School system for almost 20 years in roles that included | ||||||
6 | special assistant to the President of the Chicago Board of | ||||||
7 | Education; he retired from CPS in 2013 as senior policy adviser | ||||||
8 | for Local School Council relations; and
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9 | WHEREAS, James Deanes was a driving force behind the school | ||||||
10 | reform movement that created the Local School Council model | ||||||
11 | still largely in use today; he was appointed in 1987 by the | ||||||
12 | late Mayor Harold Washington to lead the Parent Community | ||||||
13 | Council, which helped persuade Illinois lawmakers to pass | ||||||
14 | legislation creating the LSCs, giving parents more of a role in | ||||||
15 | their children's education; and
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16 | WHEREAS, James Deanes was an active member of his | ||||||
17 | community; he started youth baseball teams in the Austin | ||||||
18 | neighborhood, led anti-drug marches on Saturday nights, and | ||||||
19 | served on PTAs, councils, and other school organizations; and
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20 | WHEREAS, James Deanes was preceded in death by his wife, | ||||||
21 | Evelyn; and
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1 | WHEREAS, James Deanes is survived by his children, Kenya, | ||||||
2 | Corey, James, Malcolm, and Denna; therefore, be it
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3 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
4 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | ||||||
5 | family and friends, mourn the passing of James Deanes; and be | ||||||
6 | it further
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7 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
8 | presented to the family of James Deanes as an expression of our | ||||||
9 | sympathy.
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