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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
Pastor Jacqueline Scott, who passed away |
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| on October 14, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Jacqueline Scott was born on April 7, 1946, in |
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| Chicago; her parents were the late William Jr. and Arnette |
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| Moseberry; and
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| WHEREAS, Jacqueline Scott attended Betsy Ross Elementary |
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| School, Chicago Vocational High School, DePaul University, and |
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| Roosevelt University; and
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| WHEREAS, At an early age, Jacqueline Scott worshipped at |
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| the Greater Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church, where she |
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| was a member of the youth choir; at the age of 21, she gave her |
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| life to Christ; she attended the Holy Miracle Pentecostal |
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| Church for many years before studying under the direction of |
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| the late Reverend Inez Campbell; she then attended St. Mary's |
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| Church of Prayer and was ordained on May 15, 1977; she was also |
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| a member of the Life Center Church of God in Christ under the |
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| direction of Pastor T.L. Barrett; when Reverend Campbell took |
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| ill, Pastor Scott returned to St. Mary's and was installed as |
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| the church's pastor on June 11, 1995; and
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| WHEREAS, Jacqueline Scott was a dedicated employee of the |
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| American Bar Association for 26 years; after her retirement, |
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| she continued to serve as Pastor at St. Mary's Church of |
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| Prayer; she also performed volunteer work in the Roseland |
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| community; and
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| WHEREAS, Jacqueline Scott was a member of the board of the |
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| 34th Ward Ministers Alliance, the executive council of the |
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| Chicago Department of Human Services, the advisory board of the |
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| Lakefront Supportive Housing, and the Metropolitan Spiritual |
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| Churches of Christ; she also served as the co-host of the |
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| International Sunday School Hour for many years; and
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| WHEREAS, Jacqueline Scott was preceded in death by her |
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| parents; her sister, Pamela; and her grandson; and
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| WHEREAS, Jacqueline Scott is survived by her children, |
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| Michael (Virginia), Elita (Ulysses), Marquesa, and Kendall; |
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| her brother, Melvin; her sisters, Nola, Charmaine, Doris, and |
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| Valerie; her grandchildren, Tiffany, Michael Jr., Gabrielle, |
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| Giorgio, Nicholas, Cleveland, Regina, Briana, Michael III, |
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| Jordan, and Brandon; her life-long friends, Ruthann Sampson and |
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| Burnett Thomas; and her many other relatives and friends, as |
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| well as the congregation of St. Mary's Church of Prayer; |
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| 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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| her family and friends, the passing of Pastor Jacqueline Scott; |
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| 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 Jacqueline Scott as an expression of |
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| our sympathy.
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