HR0401 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Reginald Lindell Hanks of Bolingbrook, who passed away on March 29, 2011; and

WHEREAS, He was born on May 25, 1949 to Daniel and Portia Hanks; he married Ozella on December 7, 1974; he accepted Christ at an early age and was baptized at Central Memorial Missionary Baptist Church; he later rededicated his life and was baptized at Living Word Christian Center, where he was a faithful member and helped in the Loaves and Fish Ministry; and

WHEREAS, He attended Jacob Beidler Elementary School and Marshall High School and was later inducted into the Marshall Alumni Hall of Fame; he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Illinois Chicago and an MBA from the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management; and

WHEREAS, He worked in a variety of fields, including the United States Post Office, Chicago radio stations, Milwaukee, Wisconsin television stations, and as a radio announcer for a Saturday night jazz show; he modeled for billboards and posters, and point of sale materials nationwide; he worked as an insurance agent for the Equitable Insurance Company; and he worked for the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company (later Stroh Brewing Company), working as support in 40 states; and

WHEREAS, he worked with the Chicago Mayor's Office of Special Events, playing a major role in marketing the Taste of Chicago; he was active in the Bolingbrook Community Basketball league and was a well known high school basketball official, traveling throughout the State to officiate games; and

WHEREAS, After obtaining his MBA, he began a career as a contract lobbyist and formed Tri-State Employee Benefits Consultants; he later formed Dorjar Gloves, a distributor of a variety of gloves to hospitals, doctors, dentists, municipalities, and corrections; and

WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his father, Daniel; and his brother, Ronald; and

WHEREAS, Reginald Hanks is survived by his wife, Ozella; his son, Daniel; his daughters, Aleccia, Janelle (Keenan), and Regina; his grandsons, Jeffrey, Ronald, and Jiohvany; his granddaughters, Avia and Kennedy; his mother, Portia; his brothers-in-law, Kevin (Barbara) Patterson and Van Earl Patterson; his sisters-in-law, Kathy Patterson, Susanna Patterson, and Jacqueline Patterson; his uncle; several aunts; and a host of cousins, friends, and Commandos; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Reginald Hanks; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Reginald Hanks as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.