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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Celestine
4"Bunchie" Jakes of Chicago, who passed away on January 9, 2020;
5and
 
6    WHEREAS, Celestine Jakes was born on January 11, 1947 in
7Wabash, Arkansas to Reverend Johnnie James Sr. and Callie
8Jakes; she was the youngest of ten siblings and was very close
9to all of them; she graduated from Lake View High School in
101965, and as an adult, she moved to Chicago where she joined
11Liberty Baptist Church; while living in Los Angeles,
12California, she was a member of the First New Christian Church,
13and she currently was part of the faith family of West Point
14Missionary Baptist Church of Chicago; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Celestine Jakes was a loving daughter, a caring
16sister, and a loyal friend; the true pride and joy of her life
17was to be a warm, faithful, devoted, compassionate, and
18dedicated mother, and she was the archetype of how a parent
19should care for a child; she offered her children the best
20love, compassion, discipline, devotion, and faithfulness a
21parent could offer; and
 
22    WHEREAS, Celestine Jakes lived her life well and died

 

 

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1peacefully in her sleep surrounded by her family; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Celestine Jakes is preceded in death by her
3parents, Johnnie James Sr. and Callie Jakes; her sisters, Betty
4Chapman, Cora Dandredge, and Margaret Sledge; and her brothers,
5Pastor Paul L. Jakes Sr. and Johnnie James Jakes Jr.; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Celestine Jakes is survived by her children,
7LaChrisia Nannette Jakes, Dr. LaShawn Bernard Jakes (Carole),
8Davionne Brown Jakes, Quincy B. Banks, Pastor Delbert Earl
9Wright, Dr. Charley Hames Jr., and Dr. S. Todd Yeary; her
10grandchildren, Reginald Reed (Sharena), Brandon Jakes, and
11Erika Jakes; her sisters, Elizabeth James, Sallie Pearl
12Sanders, and Callie Beatrice Adams; and her brother, E. Willie
13Jakes; therefore, be it
 
14    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
15HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
16we mourn the passing of Celestine "Bunchie" Jakes and extend
17our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who
18knew and loved her; and be it further
 
19    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
20presented to the family of Celestine Jakes as an expression of
21our deepest sympathy.