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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 O. | ||||||
4 | Boggan; and
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5 | WHEREAS, James Boggan was born on October 15, 1944 in | ||||||
6 | Mobile, Alabama; his parents were John and Jimmie Sue Boggan; | ||||||
7 | and
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8 | WHEREAS, James Boggan developed a love for football at a | ||||||
9 | young age in 1963 while attending Williamson High School, where | ||||||
10 | he played running back; while there, he led the Lions to | ||||||
11 | back-to-back state titles in 1962 and 1963 and set a state | ||||||
12 | record for the longest touchdown run in a championship game | ||||||
13 | with a 97-yard run; his high school career culminated in an | ||||||
14 | athletic scholarship to Jackson State College, where he played | ||||||
15 | football and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Education; | ||||||
16 | in 1976, he earned a Master of Arts in Human Development at | ||||||
17 | Governors State University; he also played briefly in the | ||||||
18 | Canadian Football League; and
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19 | WHEREAS, James Boggan served his country as a member of the | ||||||
20 | United States Army and was honorably discharged in 1969; in | ||||||
21 | 1970, he married Bonita; later in life he met Virgil Ann and | ||||||
22 | they were married in 2003; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Following his military service, James Boggan | ||||||
2 | began a career with the Chicago Public Schools system, where he | ||||||
3 | served for 40 years as a teacher and a coach; he served in many | ||||||
4 | schools, including Waller High School (Lincoln Park), Victor | ||||||
5 | Herbert Elementary School, Collins High School, and Manley High | ||||||
6 | School; during that time, he was an irreplaceable part of the | ||||||
7 | National Youth Sports Program at Malcolm X College each summer; | ||||||
8 | during his tenure, the program was awarded the "Conte for | ||||||
9 | Excellence" in 2001, signifying the number one National Youth | ||||||
10 | Sports Program in the country, by President Bill Clinton; he | ||||||
11 | officially retired in 2003, but continued to teach, mentor, and | ||||||
12 | coach until 2013; and
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13 | WHEREAS, James Boggan was inducted into the Illinois High | ||||||
14 | School Association Coaching Hall of Fame in 2005; he was also a | ||||||
15 | recipient of the Larry Hawkins Award for Excellence in | ||||||
16 | Education and Coaching and received the Legacy Award from | ||||||
17 | Waller/Lincoln Park High School; and
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18 | WHEREAS, James Boggan accepted Christ in his life at an | ||||||
19 | early age; he later joined Broadview Missionary Baptist Church | ||||||
20 | under the direction of Reverend Clarence W. Hopson; and | ||||||
21 | WHEREAS, James Boggan was preceded in death by 2 sisters, | ||||||
22 | Annie Jewel Roberts and Catherine Bogan; and
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1 | WHEREAS, James Boggan is survived by his devoted wife, | ||||||
2 | Virgil Ann; brothers, Bobby (Ness) Boggan and John (Willie Bea) | ||||||
3 | Boggan; sisters, Alnetha (Carl) Berry and Benita (Donavan) | ||||||
4 | Bogan-Ledgister; children, Brian (Rhonda) Boggan, Renee | ||||||
5 | Boggan, Tanya (Michael) Ross, Imana Phillips, Ishshah | ||||||
6 | Phillips, and Yasmina Phillips; 4 grandchildren; 4 | ||||||
7 | great-grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends; | ||||||
8 | therefore, be it
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9 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
10 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
11 | we, along with his family and friends, mourn the passing of | ||||||
12 | James O. Boggan; and be it further
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13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
14 | presented to the family of James Boggan as an expression of our | ||||||
15 | sympathy.
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