Bill Text: IL SR1906 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of James H. Sankey Jr.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-11-15 - Resolution Adopted [SR1906 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR1906-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 H. Sankey Jr.; and
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4 | WHEREAS, James Sankey was born to Earlene Britton and
James | ||||||
5 | H. Sankey Sr. on March 21, 1955; he attended Richard T. Crane | ||||||
6 | High School and married Juanita on May 26, 1973; and
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7 | WHEREAS, James Sankey held positions with the United States | ||||||
8 | Postal Service and the John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook
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9 | County; and
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10 | WHEREAS, James Sankey was a dedicated and compassionate | ||||||
11 | caregiver to his mother; he was chivalrous and charismatic, | ||||||
12 | which was apparent during his time with Julie and then Sheila; | ||||||
13 | and
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14 | WHEREAS, James Sankey was active in the Jehovah's Witness | ||||||
15 | faith; he enjoyed boxing and training with Thomas Hearns, | ||||||
16 | martial arts, nutritional wellness, and protecting his family | ||||||
17 | and friends; and
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18 | WHEREAS, James Sankey is survived by his mother, Earlene; | ||||||
19 | his father, James Sr. (Desiree); his sisters,
La Vese (Glenn) | ||||||
20 | and Shirley (Derrick); his stepbrother, Sean; his stepsisters, |
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1 | Jacqueline and La Wanda;
his daughter, Yolanda (Henry); his | ||||||
2 | sons, Antonio, James III, Dion, and Antione (Lauren); his | ||||||
3 | special
children, De'andre, Dana, and Veida; his | ||||||
4 | grandchildren, Marcus, Jeremy, Kayla, Jordan, Joshua,
Brandy, | ||||||
5 | Javaris, Amani, Kilye, Layla, Justice, and Simone; and four | ||||||
6 | great-grandchildren, Tristan, Kaiden, Kinnedi, and Kaileb; and | ||||||
7 | a multitude of family and friends; therefore, be it
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8 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
9 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
10 | James H. Sankey Jr., and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
11 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
12 | further
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13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
14 | presented to the family of James Sankey as an expression of our | ||||||
15 | deepest sympathy.
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