HR1147 96TH 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 Ronald "R.J." Jackson of Beach Park, formerly of Zion, who passed away on April 11, 2010; and

WHEREAS, He was born October 5, 1935, in Waukegan and was a 1953 graduate of Zion-Benton Township High School; he married his late wife, Elsie Paulson, on July 1, 1956, in Mississippi; and

WHEREAS, His career was primarily in real estate for CBS Realtors in Waukegan, although he was also retired from Johnson Motors in Waukegan; he was a member of the Loyal Order of the Moose Zion #667; and

WHEREAS, He enjoyed the game of golf and shared his love of the game as a golf smith; his many friends golf with clubs that he personally constructed and fitted for them; he spent many summers enjoying nature and the outdoors with his family at "RJ's Place" in the Oaks of Montello, Wisconsin; and

WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his wife, Elsie; his father and mother, Alex and Helen (Hensley) Jackson; his grandson, Jake Degler; and his brother, Alex E. Jackson; and

WHEREAS, Ronald "R.J." Jackson is survived by his six children, Luann (Kevin) Jordan, Cheryl (Dick) Degler, Ronda (John) Anderson, Barbara (Roger Hacke) Laitinen, Sandra (Mike) Rowland, and Ron (Sheryl) Jackson II; his grandchildren, Liz, Kevin II, and Jackie Jordan, Drew, Christy, and Brett Degler, Ian, Jodi, and Luke Anderson, Lana (David) Oliver, Ally Laitinen, Trevor and Trisha Rowland, and Molly and Connor Jackson; his great-granddaughter, Faith Jordan; his uncle, Bill Jackson (who was like a father to him); his many cousins, nieces, and nephews and many other family members and life-long friends; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Ronald "R.J." Jackson; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Ronald "R.J." Jackson as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.