Full Text of SR0549 99th 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 Leroy W. "Sonny" Jackson, who passed away | 4 | | on April 10, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Sonny Jackson was born on October 25, 1943 to the | 6 | | late Andrew Jackson and Florence Walker in Hammonds, Louisiana; | 7 | | he was the eldest of 4 children; he attended grammar school in | 8 | | Markham and high school at Thorton Township, where he was the | 9 | | star of the football team; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Sonny Jackson was a trained and skilled glazier | 11 | | for over 40 years, thanks to his father who owned a glass | 12 | | company on the west side of Chicago; he also worked as a | 13 | | glazier for the Chicago Housing Authority and the HT Glass | 14 | | Company; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Sonny Jackson had a daughter, April, from his | 16 | | first marriage; he later married Jean Jackson in 1979; by | 17 | | marrying Jean, he became a father to John and Tony Jones; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Sonny Jackson and his wife founded the non-profit | 19 | | organization "Eyes on Austin" on Chicago's far west side in | 20 | | 1999, an achievement that stood out as his proudest | 21 | | accomplishment; he worked tirelessly at Eyes on Austin, |
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| 1 | | training future craftsmen in various job training programs and | 2 | | leading Austin's Labor of Love, an annual volunteer event to | 3 | | repair the homes of those in need in the Austin community; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Sonny Jackson loved returning to Louisiana, which | 5 | | he did as often as he could; family reunions were one of his | 6 | | favorite things; in his later years, he enjoyed watching | 7 | | westerns with his wife and his beloved cat, Levi, who was | 8 | | always by his side; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Sonny Jackson was preceded in death by his | 10 | | parents; his stepmother, Olivia Jackson; a brother, Jimmie; a | 11 | | stepsister, Mary; and a stepson, John Jones; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Sonny Jackson is survived by his beloved wife of | 13 | | 35 years, Jean; his daughter, April; his stepson, Tony; his | 14 | | sister, Vivian (Joseph); his stepsisters, Joyce and Lois; his | 15 | | stepbrothers, Michael and Derrick; his grandchildren, Marissa | 16 | | and Maurice Jones; his in-laws, Sharon Franklin and Donald | 17 | | McNeal; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends; | 18 | | therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 21 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Leroy W. "Sonny" | 22 | | Jackson; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Sonny Jackson as an expression of | 3 | | our sympathy.
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