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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Jean
4Joseph Salomon; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Jean Salomon was born on June 11, 1933, in
6Coteaux, Haiti; his parents are Exant Joseph Salomon and Marie
7Cecilia Mazile; he married the love of his life, Irma Kernizan,
8on December 22, 1959; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Jean Salomon graduated from Toussaint Louveture,
10where he was an excellent student; he subsequently attended
11South-Western Publishing courses on bookkeeping and accounting
12and received his degree in mathematics and accounting; and
 
13    WHEREAS, In 1971, Jean Salomon moved his family to Chicago,
14where he worked as an accountant and supervisor at Humphrey
15Leather Goods until his retirement in 1996; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Jean Salomon had a strong passion for education,
17which inspired him to open a math and science academy; he later
18became the Director of Telecommunications in Haiti; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Jean Salomon enjoyed spending time with his
20family, taking part in Freemason activities, politics,

 

 

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1literature, and art; he also excelled at public speaking and
2debates and was a self-taught architect; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Jean Salomon was very proud of his Haitian
4heritage and was a strong voice in the Haitian community; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Jean Salomon was preceded in death by his parents;
6his sons, Alix and Jeanton; and his siblings, Hery Salomon and
7Marie Solange Theronier; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Jean Salomon is survived by his wife of 53 years,
9Irma; his children, Edgard, Diane, Betsy (Gerard), and
10Michaelle; his grandchildren, Katia, Kaylin, Kyra, Krysten,
11and Alix; his sister, Marie Lourdes; his brother-in-law and
12sisters-in-law, Joel and Martha Gue, Hector Vales, Marie Anne
13and her family, and Lucienne Kernizan and her family; and his
14many nieces, nephews, relatives, and close friends; therefore,
15be it
 
16    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
17NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
18we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of
19Jean Joseph Salomon; and be it further
 
20    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
21presented to the family of Jean Salomon as an expression of our

 

 

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1sympathy.