Full Text of SR1294 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 Alan "Jack" Diamond of Waukegan, who | 4 | | passed away on May 16, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jack Diamond was born to Nathan and Ernestine | 6 | | (Choyke) Diamond in Chicago in 1936; he graduated from Waukegan | 7 | | High School and later served in the US Army from 1956 to 1958; | 8 | | he was honorably discharged after a tour of duty in Europe; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Jack Diamond began his career with the Lake County | 10 | | Highway Department; he then served as a Deputy Sheriff for the | 11 | | Lake County Sheriff's Office and later held administrative | 12 | | positions with the Illinois Secretary of State and the Illinois | 13 | | State Toll Highway Authority; he retired as the Facility | 14 | | Director at the Ann Kiley Center in Waukegan; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Jack Diamond was a proud member of several | 16 | | organizations, including the Medinah Shrine (Lake County | 17 | | Shrine), the Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of IL (Waukegan and | 18 | | Milburn Lodges), the A.A.S.R. Northern Masonic Jurisdiction | 19 | | Valley of Chicago, the Fraternal Order of Eagles, the Loyal | 20 | | Order of Moose, the Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks, the | 21 | | Illinois Police Association, and the Police Association of Cape | 22 | | Coral, Florida; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Jack Diamond loved boating, fishing, cruising the | 2 | | Caribbean with family, and riding his Harley; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Jack Diamond was preceded in death by his parents; | 4 | | his brother, Bruce Diamond; and his ex-sister-in-law, Esterle | 5 | | (Goldberg) Coburn; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Jack Diamond is survived by his loving wife of 54 | 7 | | years, Ronelle M. (Gannon) Diamond; his daughter, Kimberly | 8 | | Smith (Perry S. Smith, Jr); his grandchild, Jordan A. Smith; | 9 | | his nephew, Paul Diamond; his niece, Sandee (Diamond) Hunt; and | 10 | | his cousins, Dick, Bill, and Jim Choyke; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 13 | | Alan "Jack" Diamond and extend our sincere
condolences to his | 14 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | 15 | | further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 17 | | presented to the family of Jack Diamond as an expression of
our | 18 | | deepest sympathy.
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