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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Thomas C. Jacobson of Tucson, Arizona,
4 formerly of Chicago and Elk Grove Village, who passed away on
5 September 24, 2009; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Thomas Jacobson served his country with pride and
7 distinction as a member of the United States Naval Reserves for
8 7 years; after serving in the Reserve, he served in the U.S.
9 Navy from 1951 to 1953 aboard the oil tanker The Merrimac
10 during the Korean War; while serving on The Merrimac, he was
11 responsible for ordering food supplies for the ship's crew; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Thomas Jacobson was a 60-year veteran of the food
13 industry, with 35 years of experience in senior management of
14 supermarket and bakery products manufacturing; his first job
15 was at a Jewel Foods store, where he worked as a stockboy; he
16 soon moved to the position of produce manager; after college,
17 he returned to Jewel and quickly worked his way up to assistant
18 store manager and bakery manager; he then took a position in
19 the head office and worked in communications, sales promotion,
20 and merchandising; he also served as Regional Bakery Manager
21 for many Jewel stores; and
 
22     WHEREAS, After leaving Jewel Foods, Thomas Jacobson worked

 

 

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1 as a bakery product consultant for numerous companies,
2 including French Baker, Cookie Factory, Burny Brothers, and
3 Heineman Bakeries; he then started his own company, Custom Food
4 Specialists, and worked as a bakery consultant for companies
5 such as Sara Lee, Keebler, and Perkins Restaurants until his
6 retirement; and
 
7     WHEREAS, Thomas Jacobson was an avid fan of Asian cooking;
8 he began his hobby in 1962 after meeting a neighbor who dabbled
9 in Chinese cooking; enamored with Asian cuisine, he held many
10 Chinese New Year parties with his friends; he also taught adult
11 education Asian cooking classes throughout the 1970s and 1980s
12 and taught his skills to hundreds of people in his area; and
 
13     WHEREAS, In 2001, Thomas Jacobson published his cookbook,
14 Oriental Cooking Without Oil, which featured a complete
15 collection of sauces and entrees from China, Thailand,
16 Singapore, Bali, Indonesia, and Japan; in 1985, he obtained a
17 copyright for his "Jac" Mix formula, which replaced the 265
18 calorie per ounce oil typically used in Asian cuisine with a 20
19 calorie per ounce chicken broth mixture; "Jac" Mix was featured
20 in 2 advertisements in the Chicago Tribune in 1985 and the
21 Chicago Sun-Times in 1990; and
 
22     WHEREAS, Thomas Jacobson is survived by his wife, Lee; his
23 son, Tom; his daughters, Terry, Kirsten, and Mary; his sister,

 

 

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1 Fran; and his 8 grandchildren; therefore, be it
 
2     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
3 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
4 his family and friends, the passing of Thomas C. Jacobson; and
5 be it further
 
6     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7 presented to the family of Thomas Jacobson as an expression of
8 our sympathy.