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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
3 | | learn of the death of James Deanes; and
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4 | | WHEREAS, James Deanes was employed with the Chicago Public |
5 | | School system for almost 20 years in roles that included |
6 | | special assistant to the President of the Chicago Board of |
7 | | Education; he retired from CPS in 2013 as senior policy adviser |
8 | | for Local School Council relations; and
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9 | | WHEREAS, James Deanes was a driving force behind the school |
10 | | reform movement that created the Local School Council model |
11 | | still largely in use today; he was appointed in 1987 by the |
12 | | late Mayor Harold Washington to lead the Parent Community |
13 | | Council, which helped persuade Illinois lawmakers to pass |
14 | | legislation creating the LSCs, giving parents more of a role in |
15 | | their children's education; and
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16 | | WHEREAS, James Deanes was an active member of his |
17 | | community; he started youth baseball teams in the Austin |
18 | | neighborhood, led anti-drug marches on Saturday nights, and |
19 | | served on PTAs, councils, and other school organizations; and
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20 | | WHEREAS, James Deanes was preceded in death by his wife, |
21 | | Evelyn; and
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