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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Ronald |
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| "R.J." Jackson of Beach Park, formerly of Zion, who passed away |
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| on April 11, 2010; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born October 5, 1935, in Waukegan and was a |
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| 1953 graduate of Zion-Benton Township High School; he married |
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| his late wife, Elsie Paulson, on July 1, 1956, in Mississippi; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, His career was primarily in real estate for CBS |
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| Realtors in Waukegan, although he was also retired from Johnson |
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| Motors in Waukegan; he was a member of the Loyal Order of the |
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| Moose Zion #667; and
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| WHEREAS, He enjoyed the game of golf and shared his love of |
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| the game as a golf smith; his many friends golf with clubs that |
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| he personally constructed and fitted for them; he spent many |
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| summers enjoying nature and the outdoors with his family at |
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| "RJ's Place" in the Oaks of Montello, Wisconsin; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his wife, Elsie; his |
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| father and mother, Alex and Helen (Hensley) Jackson; his |
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| grandson, Jake Degler; and his brother, Alex E. Jackson; and
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| WHEREAS, Ronald "R.J." Jackson is survived by his six |
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| children, Luann (Kevin) Jordan, Cheryl (Dick) Degler, Ronda |
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| (John) Anderson, Barbara (Roger Hacke) Laitinen, Sandra (Mike) |
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| Rowland, and Ron (Sheryl) Jackson II; his grandchildren, Liz, |
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| Kevin II, and Jackie Jordan, Drew, Christy, and Brett Degler, |
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| Ian, Jodi, and Luke Anderson, Lana (David) Oliver, Ally |
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| Laitinen, Trevor and Trisha Rowland, and Molly and Connor |
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| Jackson; his great-granddaughter, Faith Jordan; his uncle, |
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| Bill Jackson (who was like a father to him); his many cousins, |
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| nieces, and nephews and many other family members and life-long |
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| friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Ronald |
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| "R.J." Jackson; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the family of Ronald "R.J." Jackson as a symbol of |
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| our sincere sympathy.
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