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92_SR0486
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
3 express their sincerest condolences to the family and friends
4 of Claranette Sims-Jackson, who recently passed away; and
5 WHEREAS, Claranette Sims-Jackson was born in Magnolia,
6 Mississippi on December 22, 1929 to the union of Elijah and
7 Beatrice Sims; and
8 WHEREAS, Mrs. Sims-Jackson moved to Chicago, Illinois
9 after graduating from Pike County Training School in
10 Magnolia; she later joined Liberty Baptist Church, where she
11 was a faithful and devoted member and where she met and later
12 married Willie James Jackson; she was also a member of the
13 Olive Leaf Club; and
14 WHEREAS, Mrs. Sims-Jackson was a faithful employee at
15 General Motors until her retirement; and
16 WHEREAS, The passing of Claranette Sims-Jackson will be
17 deeply felt by all who knew and loved her, especially her
18 sisters, Lula (husband, Calvin) Cook and Mildred Robinson;
19 her goddaughters; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives,
20 and friends; therefore, be it
21 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
22 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
23 all who knew her, the death of Claranette Sims-Jackson of
24 Chicago, Illinois; and be it further
25 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
26 presented to the family of Claranette Sims-Jackson with our
27 sincere condolences.