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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to  
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learn of the death of
Thomas C. Jacobson of Tucson, Arizona, 
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formerly of Chicago and Elk Grove Village, who passed away on 
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September 24, 2009; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Thomas Jacobson served his country with pride and 
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distinction as a member of the United States Naval Reserves for 
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7 years; after serving in the Reserve, he served in the U.S. 
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Navy from 1951 to 1953 aboard the oil tanker The Merrimac 
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during the Korean War; while serving on The Merrimac, he was 
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responsible for ordering food supplies for the ship's crew; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Thomas Jacobson was a 60-year veteran of the food 
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industry, with 35 years of experience in senior management of 
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supermarket and bakery products manufacturing; his first job 
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was at a Jewel Foods store, where he worked as a stockboy; he 
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soon moved to the position of produce manager; after college, 
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he returned to Jewel and quickly worked his way up to assistant 
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store manager and bakery manager; he then took a position in 
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the head office and worked in communications, sales promotion, 
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and merchandising; he also served as Regional Bakery Manager 
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for many Jewel stores; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, After leaving Jewel Foods, Thomas Jacobson worked 
 


 






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as a bakery product consultant for numerous companies, 
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including French Baker, Cookie Factory, Burny Brothers, and 
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Heineman Bakeries; he then started his own company, Custom Food 
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Specialists, and worked as a bakery consultant for companies 
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such as Sara Lee, Keebler, and Perkins Restaurants until his 
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retirement; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Thomas Jacobson was an avid fan of Asian cooking; 
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he began his hobby in 1962 after meeting a neighbor who dabbled 
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in Chinese cooking; enamored with Asian cuisine, he held many 
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Chinese New Year parties with his friends; he also taught adult 
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education Asian cooking classes throughout the 1970s and 1980s 
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and taught his skills to hundreds of people in his area; and
 
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    WHEREAS, In 2001, Thomas Jacobson published his cookbook, 
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Oriental Cooking Without Oil, which featured a complete 
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collection of sauces and entrees from China, Thailand, 
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Singapore, Bali, Indonesia, and Japan; in 1985, he obtained a 
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copyright for his "Jac" Mix formula, which replaced the 265 
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calorie per ounce oil typically used in Asian cuisine with a 20 
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calorie per ounce chicken broth mixture; "Jac" Mix was featured 
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in 2 advertisements in the Chicago Tribune in 1985 and the 
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Chicago Sun-Times in 1990; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Thomas Jacobson is survived by his wife, Lee; his 
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son, Tom; his daughters, Terry, Kirsten, and Mary; his sister, 
 


 






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Fran; and his 8 grandchildren; therefore, be it
  
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family and friends, the passing of Thomas C. Jacobson; and 
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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 Thomas Jacobson as an expression of 
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our sympathy.