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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Michael E. Jackson on
4being selected as the Grand Master of The Most Worshipful
5Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of the State of
6Illinois; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Michael Jackson was elected Grand Master on
8October 8, 2021 and is responsible for leading the 47,000
9Freemasons who are members of the subordinate lodges in
10Illinois; he was named to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason in
11April 1988 and has been a Mason for over 33 years; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Michael Jackson's mother lodge is Mt. Moriah
13Lodge No. 51 in Hillsboro; he served as its Worshipful Master
14in 1993, 1998, and 2010; he also served as Treasurer in 2013;
15he has been chosen as an honorary member of five lodges in
16Illinois, including Kimmundy Lodge No. 398, Red Bud Lodge No.
17427, East Lodge No. 504, Altamont Lodge No. 533, and Frankfort
18Lodge No. 567; in addition to his lodge activities, he has
19served as an advocate of Masonic education, and he received
20commissions as a Grand Lecturer in 1994 and a Grand Lodge
21Instructor in 1999; he joined the Grand Lodge Board of Grand
22Examiners in 2004, where he served as its Secretary from 2008
23to 2009 and Chairman from 2010 to 2013; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Michael Jackson's first Grand Lodge officer
2appointment occurred as a Grand Steward in 1996; he was next
3appointed as the Grand Marshal in 2000 and served in that
4position for three years; he was later appointed as the Junior
5Grand Deacon in 2013 and the Senior Grand Deacon in 2014 before
6being elected to Junior Grand Warden in 2015; he has served on
7several Grand Lodge committees over the years, including the
8Finance Committee, the Illinois Masonic Outreach Services
9(IMOS) Board of Managers, and the Illinois Masonic Children's
10Assistance Program (IMCAP) Board of Managers; he also served
11as the Grand Representative to the Grand Lodge of Africa
12(Congo) for five years beginning in 2005; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Michael Jackson is a devoted member of the
14Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Valley of Springfield; he was
15nominated to receive honorary membership in the Supreme
16Council 33° in 2017; he is also a member of the York Rite
17Bodies in Hillsboro and served as Past Puissant Sovereign of
18St. Edwards Conclave Red Cross of Constantine, having led that
19organization in 2017; he is an honorary member of the DeMolay
20International Legion of Honor; he also became a member of the
21Ainad Shriners of Southern Illinois in East St. Louis in 2018;
22and
 
23    WHEREAS, Michael Jackson continues to enjoy a robust

 

 

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1professional career dedicated to providing communications
2equipment management and services to various customers,
3including educational institutions, which has spanned more
4than 24 years; throughout his career, he has enjoyed various
5technical, supervisory, and management roles, which have
6provided a broad understanding of business operations,
7including how to effectively lead teams from laborers to
8managers; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Michael Jackson has spent more than 35 years
10building a loving family with his wife, including spending
11quality time with their daughter, son, and grandchildren; he
12also enjoys traveling to relax and explore his surroundings;
13therefore, be it
 
14    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
15HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
16we congratulate Michael E. Jackson on being selected as the
17Grand Master of The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient
18Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Illinois; and be it
19further
 
20    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
21presented to Michael Jackson as an expression of our esteem
22and respect.