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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of George | ||||||
| 4 | "Bunny" Allen Dixon Jr., who passed away on October 14, 2021; | ||||||
| 5 | and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, George Dixon was born on August 1, 1959 to George | ||||||
| 7 | Allen Dixon and Catherine Ann Dixon and gained his nickname of | ||||||
| 8 | Bunny from a song his mother sang to him; as a child, he | ||||||
| 9 | attended Apostolic Faith Church under the leadership of the | ||||||
| 10 | Bishop John S. Holly; he attended Sbarbaro Elementary School, | ||||||
| 11 | now Arthur Ashe, and later graduated from Chicago Public High | ||||||
| 12 | School; he married Cassandra Micenhamer in 1982; building upon | ||||||
| 13 | his interests in business and machinery, he enrolled in | ||||||
| 14 | various educational and training programs, including Olive | ||||||
| 15 | Harvey City College, and earned his Certificate of Maintenance | ||||||
| 16 | Technology (HVAC) from Environmental Technical Institute; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, George Dixon served for more than 40 years as a | ||||||
| 18 | machine operator, working for various companies, including | ||||||
| 19 | Electro Motive, a division of General Motors, Continental | ||||||
| 20 | White Cap, and Progress Rail, a Caterpillar Company, from | ||||||
| 21 | which he retired; in keeping with his father's philosophy of | ||||||
| 22 | having multiple streams of income, he founded Green Acres, | ||||||
| 23 | which provided landscaping, snow removal, and property | ||||||
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| 1 | management services to residential and commercial clients, | ||||||
| 2 | including a host of elected officials and local businesses; | ||||||
| 3 | and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, George Dixon loved being with family and friends | ||||||
| 5 | for social gatherings, movie nights, and dinner outings, | ||||||
| 6 | especially during the holidays and on milestone occasions | ||||||
| 7 | where it wouldn't be a good time for him if he didn't spark a | ||||||
| 8 | debate or an argument about something; he was a man of routine | ||||||
| 9 | and enjoyed his daily hot cup of coffee while speaking with | ||||||
| 10 | whomever was available before 7 a.m.; he had an infectious | ||||||
| 11 | spirit and sense of humor and a zest for life, which always | ||||||
| 12 | made him the life of the party and a friend to many; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, George Dixon was preceded in death by his sister, | ||||||
| 14 | Patricia Ann; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, George Dixon is survived by his wife; his son, | ||||||
| 16 | Christopher Dixon; his sisters, Lynn Dixon and Shari Dixon; | ||||||
| 17 | his brothers, Darryl Dixon and Eric (Nikki) Dixon; his nieces | ||||||
| 18 | and nephews, La Toya Dixon, Jenelle Taylor, Jalen Spight, | ||||||
| 19 | Jordan Spight, Jaleah Fowler, Darius Costello, Johnetta Burks, | ||||||
| 20 | and Precious Burks; and a host of other relatives, colleagues, | ||||||
| 21 | and loving friends; therefore, be it
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| 22 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
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| 1 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 2 | we mourn the passing of George "Bunny" Allen Dixon Jr. and | ||||||
| 3 | extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all | ||||||
| 4 | who knew and loved him; and be it further
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| 5 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 6 | presented to the family of George Dixon as an expression of our | ||||||
| 7 | deepest sympathy.
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