Full Text of SR2297 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of John "Jack" Lyle, who passed away on | 4 | | January 5, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jack Lyle graduated from Englewood High School and | 6 | | was inspired by his mother, the singer Ernestine Lyle, who | 7 | | enrolled him in piano and violin lessons; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Jack Lyle was a member of the Tuskegee Airmen, the | 9 | | nation's first black fighter squadron, who were among the most | 10 | | skilled pilots during World War II; he named his plane | 11 | | "Natalie" in honor of his first wife and was credited with | 12 | | shooting down a German Messerchmitt; in 2007, President George | 13 | | W. Bush and Congress bestowed the Congressional Gold Medal on | 14 | | him and the other Tuskegee Airmen; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, After the war, Jack Lyle worked as a Chicago | 16 | | police officer with the park district and operated a tree | 17 | | trimming company; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Jack Lyle enjoyed sailing on Lake Michigan; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Jack Lyle is survived by his wife of 37 years, | 20 | | Eunice, and his stepchildren, Cynthia Kincey, Kathy Holliday, |
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| 1 | | and John Jackson; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 3 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 4 | | John "Jack" Lyle and extend our sincere condolences to his | 5 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 6 | | further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to the family of Jack Lyle as an expression of our | 9 | | deepest sympathy.
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