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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives wish to express their sincere condolences to |
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| the family and friends of Jacqueline Deline Skinner, who passed |
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| away on October 18, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Jacqueline Skinner was born on March 29, 1945 in |
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| Detroit, Michigan as the first child of Minnie E. Skinner and |
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| Hayes W. Skinner II; she shared a loving childhood with her |
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| identical twin sister, Gwendolyn (Gwen), and her brother Hayes |
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| III (known as Hayes, Jr.); and
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| WHEREAS, Jacqueline Skinner was educated in Chicago; she |
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| was a student at Lutheran Elementary and Parker High School, |
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| attended Loop Junior College (now Harold Washington), and |
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| earned certification as a certified nurse's aide (CNA) from the |
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| Dawson Technical Institute; and
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| WHEREAS, She and her sister Gwendolyn were the first |
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| African American women to model for the Barbizon School of |
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| Modeling in 1965; they were also back-up dancers to famous |
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| entertainers like Jackie Wilson and Otis Redding; and
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| WHEREAS, Jacqueline Skinner began her own family when she |
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| met the love of her life, James Powell; on December 29, 1968, |
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| she gave birth to their first and only child, Derek, Hayes |
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| Skinner; and |
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| WHEREAS, Ms. Skinner was a tireless worker and addressed |
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| all of her career and volunteer efforts with utmost |
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| professionalism; she worked in programs like Brainerd |
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| Development Corp.; most recently through her affiliation with |
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| Illinois State Representative Monique Davis, she worked for |
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| Human Resource Development, Inc (HRDI); in this capacity, she |
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| taught the understanding and prevention of HIV/AIDS; as a |
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| dedicated community worker, she also volunteered for Rep. |
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| Davis' district office and for Chicago Alderman Howard |
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| Brookins; and
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| WHEREAS, Jacqueline Skinner was also active in her faith; |
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| she was baptized in the Lutheran church; in 2001, she accepted |
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| her calling in the Unity faith and joined South Side Unity |
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| Center of Christianity in Chicago; her many accomplishments and |
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| contributions at South Side Unity included: the Hospitality |
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| Ministry; the Disciples Ministry; the church Leadership |
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| Council; the Prayer Ministry; volunteering in the church |
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| office; updating the church bulletin board; helping redesign |
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| the church bulletins; recruiting and supporting the children of |
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| the Youth Ministry; providing nursing care to members of the |
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| church; working in the church bookstore; presenting the |
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| HIV/AIDS Awareness program to the youth department; and working |
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| as a liaison between the church and the surrounding community; |
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| her awards included commendations for Volunteer of the Month, |
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| Student of the Year, and Perfect Class Attendance; and
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| WHEREAS, Her hobbies included dancing, swimming, |
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| volunteering, and reading; and
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| WHEREAS, She is preceded in death by her husband, James |
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| Powell, her aunt, Miltoria Moore, and other relatives whose |
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| memories we treasure; and |
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Jacqueline Deline Skinner will be |
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| felt by all who knew and loved her, especially her parents; her |
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| very special stepmother, Claire Skinner; her sister, |
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| Gwendolyn; her brother; Hayes III; her sister, Juanita Johnson; |
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| her son, Derek (Yvonne); her granddaughters, Dasia, Deeva, and |
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| Domanek; her nephew, Datten; her nieces, Renada "Princess" and |
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| Tesha; her God-parents, Johnetta "Shug" and Doug Montgomery, |
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| her aunt, Fredonia Bey; her uncle, Quinten Moore; her cousin, |
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| Elsie Allen; her very special friend, Ms. Carolyn Haley; and |
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| her aunts, uncles, cousins, and a host of loving relatives, |
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| friends, and church members; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we mourn, along with all who knew and loved her, the death of |
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| Jacqueline Deline Skinner; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the family of Jacqueline Deline Skinner.
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