Full Text of HR0811 96th General Assembly
HR0811 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
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| Manuel Cooper Sr., who passed away on December 31, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Jacob Cooper Sr. was born on January 9, 1947, in | 6 |
| Shreveport, Louisiana; his parents were the late Esau Cooper | 7 |
| Sr. and Lillie Hawkins Cooper; he married the love of his life, | 8 |
| Priscilla Elanor Knox, on February 1, 1969, in Baton Rouge, | 9 |
| Louisiana; and
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| WHEREAS, Jacob Cooper Sr. accepted Christ at an early age | 11 |
| and united with the Wesley Chapel Christian Methodist Episcopal | 12 |
| Church in Princeton, Louisiana; after returning home in July of | 13 |
| 2009, he reunited with the Wesley Chapel Church under the | 14 |
| leadership of Reverend Anthony Brim; he had great admiration | 15 |
| for Wesley because of the legacy of his great-grandfather, the | 16 |
| late Reverend John Hawkins, who founded the church in 1873; he | 17 |
| also spent time in fellowship with the Cathedral of Joy in | 18 |
| Flossmoor, where he was an honorary member; and
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| WHEREAS, Jacob Cooper Sr. attended Princeton High School in | 20 |
| Princeton, Louisiana, where he graduated in May of 1964; he | 21 |
| received his bachelor's degree in recreation at Southern | 22 |
| University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and later attended Chicago |
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| State University to receive his teacher's certificate for | 2 |
| physical education; he also received his master's degree in | 3 |
| cultural studies from Governors State University; and
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| WHEREAS, Jacob Cooper Sr. was employed with the Chicago | 5 |
| Board of Education for 35 years until his retirement in 2004; | 6 |
| he was a dedicated physical education teacher at Ryder and | 7 |
| Shoop Elementary Schools; he also worked for the Chicago Park | 8 |
| District as a physical education instructor from 1969 to 1972; | 9 |
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| WHEREAS, Jacob Cooper Sr. enjoyed spending time with his | 11 |
| family and tending his garden, where he grew many different | 12 |
| types of vegetables; and | 13 |
| WHEREAS, Jacob Cooper Sr. was preceded in death by his | 14 |
| parents; his sisters, Jessie, Geraldine, and Dorothy; and his | 15 |
| brother, Howard; and
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| WHEREAS, Jacob Cooper Sr. is survived by his loving wife, | 17 |
| Priscilla; his daughters, Tarshwa (Kevin) and Tonya (John); his | 18 |
| son, Jacob Jr.; his grandchildren, Kevin, Kristen, Joshua, and | 19 |
| Jasmine; his sisters, Vernona Barr, Nola Nadine Carter | 20 |
| (Lorenza), Lillie Ingram, and Mary Louise Robinson; his | 21 |
| brothers, Esau Cooper, Jr. (Gracie) and Ricky Cooper (Cindy); | 22 |
| his sister-in-law, Marcella Cooper; and his many nieces, |
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| nephews, cousins, other relatives, and friends; and | 2 |
| WHEREAS, Jacob Cooper Sr. will be remembered by all who | 3 |
| knew and loved him as a devoted husband and father; therefore, | 4 |
| be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 6 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 7 |
| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Jacob | 8 |
| Manuel Cooper Sr.; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 |
| presented to the family of Jacob Cooper Sr. as an expression of | 11 |
| our sympathy.
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