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92_SR0362
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are deeply
3 saddened to learn of the death Jesse Jordan, beloved husband
4 of Gertrude Jordan, the Director of the Illinois Department
5 of Employment Security, on March 9, 2002 at Jackson Park
6 Hospital in Chicago; and
7 WHEREAS, Jesse Jordan was born on November 13, 1928 in
8 Pensacola, Florida, to Lillian and Jesse Jordan, Sr.; and
9 WHEREAS, Jesse Jordan was the oldest of nine brothers and
10 sisters; and
11 WHEREAS, The Lord came into his life at a young age and
12 he accepted Christ as his Savior at Mount Zion Baptist Church
13 in Pensacola, Florida; and
14 WHEREAS, Jesse Jordan attended public school in
15 Pensacola; and
16 WHEREAS, Mr. Jordan served his country proudly in the
17 United States Army; and
18 WHEREAS, Jesse Jordan married his beloved wife Gertrude
19 on October 25, 1965 in Chicago; their marriage of nearly 37
20 years was blessed by children and grandchildren; and
21 WHEREAS, Jesse will be remembered for his devotion to the
22 Lord, his love of fishing, the loving way he tended his
23 tomato plants, and his enthusiasm for the game of football;
24 and
25 WHEREAS, Jesse is survived by his loving and devoted
26 wife, Gertrude, their children, and grandchildren, therefore
27 be it
28 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
29 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
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1 all who knew him, the death of Jesse Jordan; and be it
2 further
3 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4 presented to the family of Jesse Jordan with our most
5 heartfelt sympathies.