HR0587 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Jacqualine Florence Griffin Scott, who passed away on November 7, 2025; and

WHEREAS, Jackie Griffin Scott was born to Jack and Geneva Griffin in Cairo on July 7, 1935; she graduated from Sumner High School; she attended Tennessee State University and graduated from the University of Illinois in Champaign in 1958, where she became a member of the Gamma Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.; after her graduation, she moved to Chicago to begin her career and married Donald Crumble; she later married Herbert "Herb" Scott Jr.; during the 1970s, she attended Governors' State University to further her education; and

WHEREAS, Jackie Griffin Scott taught for Chicago Public Schools and the Joliet Public Schools District; she later worked as a post-secondary investigator in the Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education; and

WHEREAS, Jackie Griffin Scott was a lifelong member of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, finally as a member of Mayo A.M.E. Church, where she served as president of the local Women's Missionary Society; and

WHEREAS, Jackie Griffin Scott led the Community Educational Service Center, and she was a founding member of the Far South Suburban chapter of the N.A.A.C.P; she served on a variety of boards, including Aunt Martha's Social Service Agency, the University of Illinois Black Alumni Association, and the Advisory Board of the Illinois State Board of Education; she was a charter member of the Lambda Tau Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., where she led in founding its charitable arm, the Twenty Pearls Foundation, Inc., and she served as a mentor to many younger members; and

WHEREAS, Jackie Griffin Scott had a lifelong passion for reading and learning about Black history; she loved traveling with her friends and grandchildren, visiting Senegal, the Grand Canyon, New York City's Broadway, Alaska, Montana, and the Boundary Waters of Minnesota, as well as partaking in a Disney Cruise; and

WHEREAS, Jackie Griffin Scott served as a second mother to many of the children in her life, encouraging them to participate in educational opportunities, community involvement, political activism, and extracurricular activities; she leaves behind a legacy of love, advocacy, and commitment to education and community service; and

WHEREAS, Jackie Griffin Scott was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert; her parents; her siblings, Donald (Ruth) Griffin, Toussaint Griffin, Brian Griffin, Aquanetta Polley, and Angela Griffin; her sisters-in-law, Martha Griffin and Ruth Griffin; and her sister-cousin, Jennine Hightower; and

WHEREAS, Jackie Griffin Scott is survived by her children, Dana (Wilber Stuart II) Scott-Person and Charles (Phillippa) Scott; her stepdaughters, Kathryn Scott and Maria Scott; four grandchildren; her former son-in-law, Timothy (Prenness) Person Jr.; her siblings, Jack (Martha) Griffin III, Robert (Patty) Griffin, Pierre (Gina) Griffin, and Makeda (James) Clayton; her brother-in-law, Daniel (Aquanetta) Polley Sr.; her sister-in-law, Cynthia (Toussaint) Griffin; and a host of nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Jacqualine Florence Griffin Scott and extend our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Jackie Griffin Scott as an expression of our deepest sympathy.