Full Text of HR0589 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of William | 4 | | H. "Hank" Taylor Jr., who passed away on August 14, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Hank Taylor was born in Chicago to William and | 6 | | Thelma (Watkins) Taylor on November 7, 1960; he graduated from | 7 | | Luella Elementary School and James H. Bowen High School; | 8 | | following high school, he attended Southern University and A&M | 9 | | College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he studied accounting; | 10 | | he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from | 11 | | Chicago State University; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Hank Taylor worked at Corn Products Company as a | 13 | | railroad clerk and was promoted to conductor; he was also a | 14 | | union trustee and representative, first, for the Oil, Chemical | 15 | | and Atomic Workers International Union (OCAW), Local 7-507, | 16 | | where his responsibilities included managing a one million | 17 | | dollar annual budget, and then, for the Paper, | 18 | | Allied-Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers International | 19 | | Union (PACE), Local 6-0507; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Hank Taylor joined the Seventh Ward Democratic | 21 | | Organization under former Alderman William M. Beavers; he also | 22 | | served as a member of the Seventh Ward Young Democratic |
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| 1 | | Organization; his passion for mentoring youth included | 2 | | organizing trips to museums, back-to-school giveaways, | 3 | | Halloween parties, and Easter egg hunts; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Hank Taylor became chief of staff for Seventh Ward | 5 | | Alderwoman Darcel Beavers; he then joined the Cook County | 6 | | Medical Examiner's Office, where he instituted operational | 7 | | reforms that averted the temporary misplacement of corpses and | 8 | | prevented the personal property loss of decedents; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Hank Taylor became the campaign manager for the | 10 | | Committee to Elect Greg Mitchell Alderman of the Seventh Ward; | 11 | | his strategic knowledge of the ward and his management of field | 12 | | operations helped his longtime friend win the general election; | 13 | | Hank became the Seventh Ward Superintendent for the City of | 14 | | Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation, where he was | 15 | | determined to make a difference in the appearance of the ward; | 16 | | he would often drive around to check recurring violations that | 17 | | plagued the community; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Hank Taylor joined the Evangelistic Crusaders | 19 | | Church of God in Christ, and was later ordained as a deacon; he | 20 | | then joined Prayer and Faith Outreach Ministries, where he | 21 | | continued as a deacon; he served as chief adjutant and also | 22 | | completed a Master of Arts degree in Theology; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Hank Taylor used volunteerism as a tool to | 2 | | strengthen his faith; he was the founder and co-chair of the | 3 | | Robert H. Lawrence Elementary School Parent Safety Patrol; he | 4 | | also served as the vice president of the Lawrence Local School | 5 | | Council; he was a candidate for the Illinois State Senate in | 6 | | the 17th Legislative District; he also found time to work part | 7 | | time on the weekends as a program interpreter at the Museum of | 8 | | Science and Industry, running the railroad car for the coal | 9 | | mine exhibit; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Hank Taylor also enjoyed life outside of work and | 11 | | volunteerism; he was known for his beautiful smile and wicked | 12 | | sense of humor; he loved social outings, sporting events, and | 13 | | shooting the breeze with friends, family, and colleagues; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Hank Taylor was preceded in death by his mother; | 15 | | his daughter, De'Anna; and his sisters, Dawn and Diane; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Hank Taylor is survived by his father; his | 17 | | daughters Tanya (Danny) Terrell-Hutchison, Cherece Taylor, and | 18 | | Jamillah Hodges; his sister, Daryl "Cookie" Taylor; his | 19 | | grandson, Zechariah Dotson; his granddaughters, Zeh'Caria | 20 | | Hutchinson, Jazymin Malone, Kaiden Hutchinson, and Za'Quelia | 21 | | Boone; his great-aunt, Gertrude Steinback; his great-uncle, | 22 | | Clyde Raby; his aunts, Garnett Collins, Doris (Odell) Hicks, | 23 | | Dorothy Jean Watkins, and Jacqueline Watkins; his uncles, |
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| 1 | | Emmanuel Taylor, Simpson James (Carolyn) Taylor, and Alious | 2 | | (Roxanne) Watkins Jr; his nieces, Kinshasa Taylor, Janel Walls, | 3 | | and Destiny Taylor; his nephew, Kai Taylor; his great-niece, | 4 | | Kylah Taylor; his great-nephews, Marquis Harding, Jack King | 5 | | Christopher Davis, William Hoskins, and Logan Taylor; and many | 6 | | cousins, friends, church family, and colleagues; therefore, be | 7 | | it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 9 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 10 | | mourn the passing of William H. "Hank" Taylor Jr., and extend | 11 | | our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who | 12 | | knew and loved him; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Hank Taylor as an expression of our | 15 | | deepest sympathy.
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