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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to express their sincere condolences to
4 the family and friends of Wardell Evelyn Jackson, who passed
5 away on December 4, 2000; and
6 WHEREAS, Wardell Evelyn Jackson was born on January 28,
7 1922 in Roberta, Georgia, to the late Sylvester and Evelyn
8 Appling; she was married to the late David Jackson; and
9 WHEREAS, Mrs. Jackson graduated from Overbrook High
10 School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and she attended the
11 Cortez Peters Business School; she was employed at both
12 Spiegel's and Walter Heller Co.; she was also Assistant
13 Administrator for Health Services at Olive Harvey College and
14 an Office Manager for 13 years at her daughter's dental
15 practice; and
16 WHEREAS, Mrs. Jackson was a member of the Willing
17 Worker's club at Mt. Calvary M.B. Church, served on the
18 Pastor's Aide Committee and Mother's Board at St. John M.B.
19 Church, and was a Sunday school teacher and choir member at
20 St. Matthew A.M.E. Church; she also served as a crossing
21 guard for the City of Chicago in the Morgan Park community;
22 and
23 WHEREAS, The passing of Wardell Evelyn Jackson will be
24 deeply felt by all who knew and loved her, especially her
25 children, Karol, Don, Errol, Dexter, and Marilyn; her 15
26 grandchildren; her 13 great-grandchildren; and a host of
27 nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends; therefore, be it
28 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
29 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
30 we mourn, along with all who knew her, the death of Wardell
31 Evelyn Jackson of Chicago, Illinois; and be it further
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1 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to the family of Wardell Evelyn Jackson with our
3 sincere condolences.