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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3to learn of the death of Jean L. "Tank" Corner, who passed away
4on April 30, 2023 at the age of 52; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Jean Corner was born in Columbia, South Carolina
6to Mary Corner and Leonard Davis on January 16, 1971; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Jean Corner began elementary school in North
8Carolina; during these early years, he developed a passion for
9football; when his family moved to Illinois, he continued to
10play at Garfield Elementary School and also joined the
11Bellwood Spartans extracurricular team; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Jean Corner attended Proviso East High School
13through his junior year; he ultimately graduated from Oak Park
14and River Forest High School (OPRFHS) in 1989, having become a
15local football star; he also shared a passion for television
16and film with his former classmates, which kept them connected
17well into adulthood; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Jean Corner subsequently enrolled at Northern
19Iowa Community College, where he earned an associate's degree
20in art; he completed an undergraduate program at the
21University of Northern Iowa in 1994 on a football scholarship;

 

 

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2    WHEREAS, Jean Corner found a special kinship in Omega Psi
3Phi Fraternity, INC in 1996; he pledged and became a member of
4MuXi Chapter; he and his line brothers referred to themselves
5as the "Qrazy 8"; he also befriended members of multiple other
6"Divine Nine" fraternities; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Jean Corner took his sports skills overseas to
8Tokyo after his time pursuing a college education; he remained
9a loyal Dallas Cowboys fan no matter where he lived, either in
10the U.S. or abroad; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Jean Corner returned to his high school alma
12mater as a campus safety officer once his stint in
13professional sports ended; he trained and mentored generations
14of OPRFHS athletes as the six-year head coach of the Powder
15Puff Girls Football League and the inaugural girls' flag
16football team during the fall 2022 season; he shared his
17personal training services with community members as well; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Jean Corner brought his dream of owning and
19operating a fitness clothing line to fruition by launching
20Fitness II Perfection (FIIP), LLC; his garments bore affirming
21and positive statements, such as "Work Hard…No Excuses"; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Jean Corner relished time with his family,
2especially Christmas gatherings hosted across the United
3States; his nephews, Darrion and Josiah, became his sons and
4shared this title with his first-born, Zayden; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Jean Corner's appetite competed with his love of
6fitness and exercise; he loved his mother and grandmother's
7cooking the most, but he never turned down a meal; although his
8given name was Jean, he had long gone by the nickname "Tank",
9which fit him well as he was built like a tank, short but wide
10and powerful; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Jean Corner was preceded in death by his father,
12Leonard Davis, and his sister, Emma Raggs-Franklin; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Jean Corner is survived by his son, Zayden
14Corner; his mother, Mary Corner; his grandmother, Catherine
15Corner; his nephews, Josiah "JoJo" McKevin and Darrion
16Johnson; his sisters, Shereta Hunt and Anita Raggs; his
17brother, Cleveland Raggs; his fiancée, LaTonia Jackson; his
18FIIP family; his caretakers at LaGrange Hospital; and numerous
19other family members, friends, and fans; therefore, be it
 
20    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL
21ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
22Jean L. "Tank" Corner and extend our sincere condolences to

 

 

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1his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
2further
 
3    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4presented to the family of Jean Corner as an expression of our
5deepest sympathy.