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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 
3to learn of the death of Lorraine Little Jackson of Benld, who 
4passed away on December 8, 2021; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Lorraine Jackson was born to James Forbes and Ida 
6Arndt Forbes in New Douglas on April 22, 1933; she married 
7Marvin Little, and he passed away in 1983; she  later married  
8William Jackson; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Lorraine Jackson retired as a waitress and 
10restaurant manager for the Mill Cafe; in 1983 with her husband 
11Marvin,  she founded the Benld Adopt-A-Pet, a not-for-profit 
12no-kill shelter; she remained its shelter director until her 
13passing, overseeing the adoption of over 30,000 animals during 
14her tenure; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Lorraine Jackson was a friend, a mentor, and a 
16leader; she was a formidable woman who loved animals and 
17tirelessly dedicated her life towards helping them; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Lorraine Jackson was preceded in death by her 
19parents; both of her spouses; her stepson, Marvin Little; her 
20brother, James Merle Forbes; and her sister, Velma Talick; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Lorraine Jackson is survived by her stepdaughter, 
2Barbara Smothers; her six step-grandchildren; her sisters, 
3Laverne Slightom and Jeanie Fox; and her brother, Ron Forbes; 
4therefore, be it
  
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL 
6ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
7Lorraine Little Jackson and extend our sincere condolences to 
8her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it 
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10    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
11presented to the family of Lorraine Jackson as an expression 
12of our deepest sympathy.