HR0403 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to recognize Donald Jackson on over 20 years as President of the Peoria Branch of the NAACP; and

WHEREAS, Donald Jackson entered law school at the University of Illinois in 1971; he was admitted to the bar in 1974 while working as a field attorney for the National Labor Relations Board; he was hired by Bradley University as a part-time instructor, teaching the principals of collective bargaining; and

WHEREAS, Donald Jackson entered private practice in 1975; he also joined the staff of the Peoria County Public Defender; his downtown-Peoria practice specializes in race, sex, retaliation, hostile work environment, and disability discrimination; and

WHEREAS, Donald Jackson has been a guest lecturer at seminars conducted by the Illinois Department of Human Rights, the Public Employees Association, and other similar organizations; and

WHEREAS, Donald Jackson currently serves as a Hearing Officer for the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission of the Supreme Court of Illinois; and

WHEREAS, For the past 20 years Donald Jackson has served as the President of the Peoria Branch of the NAACP; in 2003, he was elected President of the Illinois State Conference of the NAACP, serving from 2004 to 2011; he is a past President of the Region III Leadership Team; under his leadership, the Peoria NAACP took on environmental and healthcare issues in addition to its traditional concerns of employment, education, and voting rights; and

WHEREAS, Donald Jackson is married to Ernestine (Humes) Jackson, and they have three sons, Donald R. Jackson Jr., Dale R. Jackson, and Derick R. Jackson; he and his wife have two granddaughters, Desirae R. Jackson and Sofia Puffer-Jackson, one grandson, Lewyn Puffer-Jackson, and one great-grandson, Kaidyn Amir Jackson; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognize Donald Jackson on over 20 years as President of the Peoria Branch of the NAACP and wish him many more successful years; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Donald Jackson as an expression of our esteem and respect.