Full Text of HR1319 96th General Assembly
HR1319 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
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| Reginald Packnett, who passed away on May 21, 2010; and
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| WHEREAS, Jules Packnett was born on December 9, 1957, in | 6 |
| Chicago; his parents were Doris and Gregory Packnett; he | 7 |
| married Beverly Wilson in 1985; and
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| WHEREAS, Jules Packnett graduated from the University of | 9 |
| Illinois-Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, Jules Packnett began his professional career as an | 11 |
| Account Representative with Ed Blankstein, Inc., where he | 12 |
| helped colleges and trade schools with financial aid and | 13 |
| lobbied the federal government for additional funding; he was | 14 |
| then recruited to serve as Admissions Director of Debbie's | 15 |
| Schools of Beauty Culture; he later worked for the Chicago | 16 |
| Urban League, where he supervised the Green Line Project and | 17 |
| insured minority participation on the project, and worked as a | 18 |
| human resources manager and recruiter for several firms; he and | 19 |
| his wife also took over the family business, Plaques, Trophies & | 20 |
| Gifts, from his mother; and
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| WHEREAS, Jules Packnett was an active member of numerous |
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| community organizations; he served as Sub-Area Vice President | 2 |
| of the Chatham Avalon Park Community Council; he was a board | 3 |
| member of the 95th Street Business Association and | 4 |
| Treasurer/Finance Chair of the Chicago Association of Minority | 5 |
| Recruiters; he also worked on various political campaigns, | 6 |
| including the campaigns of Mayor Jane Byrne, Mayor Harold | 7 |
| Washington, Alderman Niles Sherman, and Alderman John Steel, | 8 |
| among others, and ran for 6th Ward Alderman in the late 1980s; | 9 |
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| WHEREAS, Jules Packnett was a dedicated member of the | 11 |
| Church of the Good Shephard and served in a variety of | 12 |
| positions with the church, including Trustee; and
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| WHEREAS, Jules Packnett was preceded in death by his | 14 |
| parents; and
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| WHEREAS, Jules Packnett is survived by his wife, Beverly; | 16 |
| his children, Jules "Jake" Packnett and Monica Packnett; his | 17 |
| brother, Gregory Packnett, Jr. (Christine); his sisters, | 18 |
| Wylene Patterson and Dwan Packnett; and his many nieces, | 19 |
| nephews, and friends; and | 20 |
| WHEREAS, Jules Packnett will be fondly remembered by all | 21 |
| who knew and loved him for his quick wit, intelligence, | 22 |
| strength, and unmatched dedicated and love for his family and |
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| friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 3 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 4 |
| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Jules | 5 |
| Reginald Packnett; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 |
| presented to the family of Jules Packnett as an expression of | 8 |
| our sympathy.
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