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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Cheryl | ||||||
| 4 | S. Jackson of Chicago, who passed away on April 5, 2023; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Cheryl Jackson was born to James and Mabel Kirk | ||||||
| 6 | in Chicago on March 18, 1952; she received her formal | ||||||
| 7 | education in Chicago, attending Burnside Elementary School | ||||||
| 8 | before transferring to McDade Elementary Classical School, a | ||||||
| 9 | school for intellectually gifted students; she then attended | ||||||
| 10 | John Marshall Harlan High School; she received her Bachelor of | ||||||
| 11 | Science in Organizational Management from Calumet College of | ||||||
| 12 | Saint Joseph in Whiting, Indiana; she married Robert L. | ||||||
| 13 | Jackson; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, After completing high school, Cheryl Jackson | ||||||
| 15 | realized her passion for law enforcement and joined the | ||||||
| 16 | Chicago Police Department as a detention aide; after years of | ||||||
| 17 | service as a detention aide, she became a sworn police | ||||||
| 18 | officer; her talent was quickly noticed by her superiors, and | ||||||
| 19 | she was chosen to be a district secretary; after completing | ||||||
| 20 | this assignment, she was promoted to the rank of detective, | ||||||
| 21 | where her critical and analytical thinking skills were on full | ||||||
| 22 | display; while working as a detective, she was selected to | ||||||
| 23 | work on a variety of task forces and achieved multiple | ||||||
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| 1 | Department of Justice certifications; she retired after 30 | ||||||
| 2 | years of service; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Cheryl Jackson continued her law enforcement | ||||||
| 4 | career as an investigator in the narcotics unit of the Cook | ||||||
| 5 | County State's Attorney Office; after retiring from the | ||||||
| 6 | State's Attorney Office, she continued to work part-time for | ||||||
| 7 | the City Colleges of Chicago as a lead security officer, a | ||||||
| 8 | position she held until her passing; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Cheryl Jackson enjoyed attending a good party, | ||||||
| 10 | dancing, traveling, making new friends, and being one of the | ||||||
| 11 | best dressed people in the room; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Cheryl Jackson lived a life full of love and | ||||||
| 13 | light, and she welcomed everyone with a smile and a warm | ||||||
| 14 | embrace; she will be remembered for being a devoted mother to | ||||||
| 15 | her son, who made her incredibly proud; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Cheryl Jackson was preceded in death by her | ||||||
| 17 | parents and her husband; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Cheryl Jackson is survived by her son, | ||||||
| 19 | Christopher L. Jackson; her sister, Nova Dorn; and a host of | ||||||
| 20 | nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends; therefore, be it
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| 1 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 2 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 3 | we mourn the passing of Cheryl S. Jackson and extend our | ||||||
| 4 | sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew | ||||||
| 5 | and loved her; and be it further
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| 6 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 7 | presented to the family of Cheryl Jackson as an expression of | ||||||
| 8 | our deepest sympathy.
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