Full Text of SR1294 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Ernest Robert "Ernie" Jenkins, who passed | 4 | | away on January 2, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ernie Jenkins was born in Wayside, Mississippi to | 6 | | Willie Jenkins and Corenia Dukes
Watson on December 30, 1929; | 7 | | he attended Bowman High School and graduated from Philander | 8 | | Smith College with a Bachelor
of Science in Psychology; he | 9 | | served in the United States Air Force and completed
the | 10 | | requirements for a Master of Social Work at George Williams | 11 | | College, now Aurora
University; he married Gloria J. Jenkins; | 12 | | and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Ernie Jenkins started working as a group worker | 14 | | for a branch of Chicago Youth Centers in 1956; he began his | 15 | | career by
organizing local communities, focusing on addressing | 16 | | issues resulting from the problem of street gang
violence and | 17 | | related inner-city problems; during the late 60s, he became | 18 | | involved with the
National Training Laboratory (NTL) and became | 19 | | a sensitivity (human relations) trainer; he eventually
became | 20 | | an independent consultant to management and a much sought after | 21 | | voice on related issues; he was retained by the Daniel D. | 22 | | Howard Association as a senior consultant for nearly 10 years | 23 | | and conducted marketing research and human relations training |
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| 1 | | throughout the United States and for several key
institutions | 2 | | in the City of Chicago; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Ernie Jenkins later served as Executive Director | 4 | | for Programs West YMCA,
Austin YMCA, and the Southside YMCA, | 5 | | the latter of which he was instrumental in building; he joined | 6 | | the staff of the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago in November of | 7 | | 1971; his major emphasis was on organizing community groups for | 8 | | self-help purposes; during
his tenure as Vice President for | 9 | | Community Development, he co-founded the Westside Association | 10 | | for
Community Action (WACA), where he served as CEO until 2009 | 11 | | after "Passing the Torch" to his
daughters in 2008; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Ernie Jenkins received numerous honors and
| 13 | | awards, including Mt. Sinai Hospital's Distinguished | 14 | | Afro-American Man of Distinction, Frontiers
International's | 15 | | Man of the Year Award, the Community Service Award from the | 16 | | South Side Help Center,
the Joe Puntil Award from the Illinois | 17 | | Collaboration on Youth, the National Child Labor Committee | 18 | | Lewis Hine
Award for Professional Service to Children and | 19 | | Youth, the Blackbook Award which honors one of ten
outstanding | 20 | | businessmen and professionals, the Passing the Torch Award from | 21 | | the Black United Fund of Illinois, the Distinguished Service | 22 | | Award from the George Williams College Alumni Association, the | 23 | | Man of the Year
Award from Philander Smith College, and a host | 24 | | of other distinguished accomplishments and accolades; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Ernie Jenkins was a member of the Chicago Temple | 2 | | First United Methodist Church, the Sinai Community Institute,
| 3 | | the Illinois Collaboration on Youth (ICOY), the Illinois Health | 4 | | Facilities Planning Board, the National Association of
Social | 5 | | Workers, and the Lawndale Business and Local Development | 6 | | Corporation; he was a member and founder of
the Chicago Rat | 7 | | Pack; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Ernie Jenkins was preceded in death by his wife, | 9 | | Gloria; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Ernie Jenkins is survived by his daughters, Gloria | 11 | | Corene
Jenkins and Lola Jean Jenkins; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 14 | | Ernest Robert "Ernie" Jenkins, and extend our sincere | 15 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 16 | | him; and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Ernie Jenkins as an expression of | 19 | | our deepest sympathy.
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