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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| learned with sadness of the death of Richard Ray Jackson, Sr. |
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| of East St. Louis on July 8, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Jackson was born November 6, 1933, in East St. |
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| Louis, to Mildred Harriet Ray and Andrew Lee Jackson; he |
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| attended elementary and secondary schools in East St. Louis; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, He was a member of Truelight Baptist Church; he |
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| loved his children, grandchildren, nieces, and nephews, and he |
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| had a special bond with his sister, Snookie; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Richard Ray Jackson, Sr. is felt by |
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| all who knew and loved him, especially his sons, Adrian, |
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| Richard Jr., and Wesley (Adrian); his daughter, Vanessa Dale; |
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| his seven grandchildren; his great-grandson; his sisters, |
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| LaVondia Mae Neely (Snookie) and Delores (Lois) Garvin; his |
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| five nieces and nephews; his twelve great-nieces and nephews; |
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| his many cousins; his former mother and
father-in-law, Fate and |
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| Ruth Butler; his political friends, Lonzo
Greenwood, Eddie Lee |
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| Jackson, Charles Roy, and members of the Democratic Central |
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| Committee; his special buddies, Elmer Jones
and Sonny Maynard; |
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| his forever friend, Leanna Lawrence; his good
friend, Yvonne |
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| Beasley; and citizens of Precinct #46; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| Richard Ray Jackson, Sr. and extend our sincerest condolences |
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| to his family, friends, and community; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to his family as an expression of our deepest |
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| sympathy.
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