Full Text of HR1050 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Jesse L. | 4 | | Lewis, who passed away on April 13, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jesse Lewis attended the University of Maryland | 6 | | United States Army Satellite Campus; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Jesse Lewis retired from the United States Army in | 8 | | June of 1998 after 23 years of service, having attained the | 9 | | rank of sergeant first class; he participated in the Gulf War, | 10 | | Operation Desert Shield, and Operation Desert Storm in Kuwait | 11 | | and Saudi Arabia and was stationed in Germany, South Korea, | 12 | | Hawaii, South Carolina, and Texas; following his service in the | 13 | | Army, he relocated back to Waukegan in 2008 with his wife; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Jesse Lewis worked for the Black Chamber of | 15 | | Commerce of Lake County as a Program Coordinator and as an OSHA | 16 | | and National Safety County Work Zone Safety (flagger) | 17 | | Authorized Trainer for 3 years; during that time, he trained | 18 | | and certified over 200 students of the Pre-Apprenticeship | 19 | | Construction Training Program and over 150 students within the | 20 | | Lake County community in OSHA-30 and work zone safety; he also | 21 | | trained and instructed 108 students for the Transportation | 22 | | Construction Apprenticeship Readiness Training, Referral and |
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| 1 | | Intermodal Placement Program and served as a | 2 | | trainer/instructor for the Urban Weatherization Institution | 3 | | and the Freeport Housing Authority; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Jesse Lewis served as President and CEO of Veteran | 5 | | Voices of Lake County, a non-profit organization to provide | 6 | | resources and networks for veterans seeking support services; | 7 | | he served as Vice President of Lewis Business Services and was | 8 | | a board member of This Little Light of Mine Early Learning | 9 | | Academy; he was also a member of the Armed Forces Benefits | 10 | | Association, the Disabled Army Veterans Association, the Black | 11 | | Chamber of Commerce of Lake County, the National Safety | 12 | | Council, and the OSHA Training Institute and was a passionate | 13 | | advocate for support services and benefits to veterans in Lake | 14 | | County; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Jesse Lewis is survived by his wife, Lydia Lewis, | 16 | | and his son, Dwayne Lewis; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 19 | | we, along with his family and friends, mourn the passing of | 20 | | Jesse L. Lewis; and be it further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 22 | | presented to the family of Jesse Lewis as an expression of our |
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