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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
Jules 
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Reginald Packnett, who passed away on May 21, 2010; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Jules Packnett was born on December 9, 1957, in 
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Chicago; his parents were Doris and Gregory Packnett; he 
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married Beverly Wilson in 1985; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Jules Packnett graduated from the University of 
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Illinois-Chicago; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Jules Packnett began his professional career as an 
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Account Representative with Ed Blankstein, Inc., where he 
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helped colleges and trade schools with financial aid and 
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lobbied the federal government for additional funding; he was 
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then recruited to serve as Admissions Director of Debbie's 
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Schools of Beauty Culture; he later worked for the Chicago 
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Urban League, where he supervised the Green Line Project and 
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insured minority participation on the project, and worked as a 
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human resources manager and recruiter for several firms; he and 
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his wife also took over the family business, Plaques, Trophies &
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 Gifts, from his mother; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Jules Packnett was an active member of numerous 
 


 






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community organizations; he served as Sub-Area Vice President 
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of the Chatham Avalon Park Community Council; he was a board 
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member of the 95th Street Business Association and 
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Treasurer/Finance Chair of the Chicago Association of Minority 
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Recruiters; he also worked on various political campaigns, 
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including the campaigns of Mayor Jane Byrne, Mayor Harold 
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Washington, Alderman Niles Sherman, and Alderman John Steel, 
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among others, and ran for 6th Ward Alderman in the late 1980s; 
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and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Jules Packnett was a dedicated member of the 
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Church of the Good Shephard and served in a variety of 
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positions with the church, including Trustee; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Jules Packnett was preceded in death by his 
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parents; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Jules Packnett is survived by his wife, Beverly; 
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his children, Jules "Jake" Packnett and Monica Packnett; his 
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brother, Gregory Packnett, Jr. (Christine); his sisters, 
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Wylene Patterson and Dwan Packnett; and his many nieces, 
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nephews, and friends; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Jules Packnett will be fondly remembered by all 
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who knew and loved him for his quick wit, intelligence, 
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strength, and unmatched dedicated and love for his family and 
 


 






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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 Jules 
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Reginald Packnett; 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 Jules Packnett as an expression of 
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our sympathy.