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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 James |
4 | | Albert Deanes of Chicago; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, James Deanes was born in Ruleville, Mississippi on |
6 | | April 23, 1948 to Ruby Watson and Jimmy Lee Deanes; he moved to |
7 | | Chicago with his family in the 1950s; he attended Grant |
8 | | Elementary School and graduated from Cregier Vocational High |
9 | | School; he studied at Washburne Trade School, becoming a |
10 | | machinist; he married Evelyn Bryant; and
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11 | | WHEREAS, James Deanes began his career as an apprentice at |
12 | | Chuck & Dave Manufacturing; he then worked at ABM Industries as |
13 | | a plant manager for 27 years; he retired in 2013; and
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14 | | WHEREAS, James Deanes had a passion for community |
15 | | involvement and education reform; he served as a member and |
16 | | chair of several Parent-Teacher Associations, Local School |
17 | | Improvement Councils, Local School Councils, and various |
18 | | community organizations; he was appointed chairperson of the |
19 | | Parent/Community Council, a multi-ethnic organization that |
20 | | helped spearhead community and legislative efforts aimed at |
21 | | giving parents and community members greater control over the |
22 | | governance of their children's schools through the |