HR1122 99TH 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 Jewel Veronica Kelley, who passed away on March 10, 2016; and

WHEREAS, Jewel Kelley was born on October 13, 1975; her parents were Bernice Kelley and Jesse Brooks; and

WHEREAS, Jewel Kelley was born and raised in Chicago, where she attended Carver Middle School and graduated from Carver Area High School in 1993; she went on to attend Grambling State University in Louisiana, where she studied Criminal Justice and graduated Cum Laude in December of 1996; she subsequently earned a Master of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice from Loyola University in Chicago in 2005; and

WHEREAS, Jewel Kelley was a respected member of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of the Inspector General in the Chicago office from 1998 to 2005 and the Indianapolis, Indiana office from 2005 to 2008; during her time with the Department of Housing and Urban Development, she served as the Victim/Witness Coordinator for the Midwest, arranging the relocation of victims and witnesses of violent crimes who aided the Department in Operation Safe Home, a proactive effort to minimize violent criminal activity in public housing developments, largely focused in and around Chicago; and

WHEREAS, In October of 2008, Jewel Kelley left the Department of Housing and Urban Development to pursue a more challenging assignment as a Special Agent with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service in Washington, D.C.; while assigned to the Washington, D.C. Field Office, she pursued advanced training in counterintelligence activities; in August of 2013, she transferred to the Far East Field Office in Yokosuka, Japan to work on counterintelligence operations and investigations; she later moved to the Northeast Field Office in Great Lakes in June of 2014; while in Great Lakes, she was assigned to the Chicago Joint Terrorism Task Force, where she served as a Task Force Officer with the Federal Bureau of Investigation working sensitive counterterrorism investigations in the United States; and

WHEREAS, Jewel Kelley was the loving mother of Bryson Harper Smith; the sister of Gail, Dail, Linda, Rosie, Sharon, Lou Stella, Albert, Marvin, Melvin, Jesse Jr., and Jeffery; and the aunt, cousin, niece, and friend of many; and

WHEREAS, Jewel Kelley's contributions to the safety and security of both military and civilian personnel in the United States and abroad cannot be overstated and she will be dearly missed by those who had the privilege of knowing her; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her family and friends, mourn the passing of Jewel Veronica Kelley; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Jewel Kelley as an expression of our sympathy.