Full Text of SR0673 101st 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 Ronald A. "Ron" Raglin, who passed away | 4 | | on August 26, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ron Raglin was born in Chicago to Jeanette (Reed) | 6 | | Raglin and Clarence Williams on December 7, 1960; he attended | 7 | | William Shakespeare Elementary School and the Sue Duncan | 8 | | Children's Center; he graduated from Martin Luther King Jr. | 9 | | High School in 1979, where he played basketball for the Jaguars | 10 | | against players such as Isaiah Thomas, Mark Aguirre, and Doc | 11 | | Rivers; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Ron Raglin relocated to California to play | 13 | | basketball for the Blue Devils at Merced Community College; he | 14 | | graduated in 1981 and began attending Sterling College in | 15 | | Kansas, where he continued to play basketball for the Warriors; | 16 | | he married Tena Powles on December 17, 1983 and graduated in | 17 | | 1984 with a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Ron Raglin spent his entire 35-year career in | 19 | | public education; he started teaching and coaching in Dos | 20 | | Palos, California and Merced, California; he returned to | 21 | | Chicago and spent 10 years as an administrator in the Chicago | 22 | | Public Schools; he then spent seven years in the U-46 School |
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| 1 | | District in Chicago's northwest suburbs as the Assistant | 2 | | Superintendent of Educational Support Programs and Alignment | 3 | | and the AVID District Director; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Ron Raglin was an AVID teacher and administrator | 5 | | for over 20 years, reaching thousands of students; he was a | 6 | | passionate advocate for justice and equity for all students; | 7 | | and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Ron Raglin received numerous recognitions over | 9 | | the years, including the Jerry Sloan Summer Basketball Camp MVP | 10 | | in 1978, being named as one of the 35 Outstanding Merced | 11 | | College Alumni recognized on the 35th anniversary in 1998, the | 12 | | Community HERO Award by the Merced Sun Star and Save Mart in | 13 | | 1998, and the 34th Annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. | 14 | | Humanitarian Award of Elgin on January 19, 2019; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Ron Raglin was a member of Willow Creek Community | 16 | | Church and had previously served as a deacon and an elder; he | 17 | | was active in many community organizations; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Ron Raglin was preceded in death by his parents; | 19 | | and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Ron Raglin is survived by his wife of 35 years, | 21 | | Tena; his children, Matthew (Anastasia) and Marissa; his |
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| 1 | | grandchildren, Jayden, Amira, and Elianna; his sisters, | 2 | | Jennifer Sturden and Yvonne Saks; his brother, Alvin Raglin; | 3 | | numerous nieces, nephews, brothers-in-law, and sisters-in-law; | 4 | | and extended family and friends; therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 6 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 7 | | Ronald A. Raglin and extend our sincere condolences to his | 8 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 9 | | further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to the family of Ron Raglin as an expression of our | 12 | | deepest sympathy.
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