Bill Text: IL SR1930 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Jackie Marie Dobbs of Antioch.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-11-15 - Resolution Adopted [SR1930 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR1930-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 Jackie Marie Dobbs of Antioch, who passed | ||||||
4 | away on July 9, 2018; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Jackie Dobbs was born to Ed and Betty Blount in | ||||||
6 | Gadsden, Alabama on September 19, 1941; she was educated in the | ||||||
7 | Alabama educational system and became a special education | ||||||
8 | teacher; she married her childhood sweetheart, Alvin C. Dobbs | ||||||
9 | in 1960, and they had two children, Alvin Dywayne and Andreana | ||||||
10 | Janell; the family traveled extensively throughout Europe | ||||||
11 | while Alvin was in the military; when military service brought | ||||||
12 | Alvin to Illinois, Jackie fell in love with the changing | ||||||
13 | seasons, and they decided to stay and build a home in North | ||||||
14 | Chicago; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Jackie Dobbs provided community service around | ||||||
16 | the world, wherever her husband was stationed, and received | ||||||
17 | numerous awards and letters of appreciation from the United | ||||||
18 | States Army for her community service initiatives; once settled | ||||||
19 | in Chicago, she then opened and operated a daycare and | ||||||
20 | preschool for over 20 years; she taught her students to read | ||||||
21 | and communicate in sign language; while serving as the Summer | ||||||
22 | Camp Director for Foss Park, she wrote several grants to help | ||||||
23 | employ disadvantaged youth as camp counselors; she also owned |
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1 | and operated a janitorial service and had several housing | ||||||
2 | contracts in North Chicago; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Jackie Dobbs served as the District Coordinator | ||||||
4 | for Meals on Wheels and as the Housing Chair for the NAACP; she | ||||||
5 | served in many roles in her church, Mt. Moriah Christian | ||||||
6 | Center, including as Hospitality Chairman and as a Church | ||||||
7 | Trustee; she was a member of the Links, Incorporated, Harbor | ||||||
8 | Lites Chapter, where she had served as Chair of the Nominating | ||||||
9 | Committee; she was a former member of Jack and Jill of America, | ||||||
10 | North Shore Chapter, where she served as Historian and a member | ||||||
11 | of the Lion's Club International, Waukegan Uptown Lions | ||||||
12 | Chapter; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Jackie Dobbs is survived by her daughter, | ||||||
14 | Andreana; her special sons, Christopher and Dennis; her | ||||||
15 | brothers-in-law, Ronald and Johnny; her special cousin, Inell; | ||||||
16 | her great nieces, Tierny and Tiffany; her special children, BJ | ||||||
17 | and Cathy Coleman; and her special friends whom she loved | ||||||
18 | dearly, Evelyn Alexander, Deloris Boys, Daisy Brooks, Adrenis | ||||||
19 | Hurt, Cynthia Jackson, Catherine Johnson, Patricia Jones, | ||||||
20 | Edith Newsome, Elinor Ransom, Essie Woods, and Mary Woods; | ||||||
21 | therefore, be it
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22 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
23 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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1 | Jackie Marie Dobbs and extend our sincere condolences to her | ||||||
2 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
3 | further
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4 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
5 | presented to the family of Jackie Dobbs as an expression of our | ||||||
6 | deepest sympathy.
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