Full Text of HR1191 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 Shirley | 4 | | Mae Jackson-Higgins, who passed away on May 24, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Shirley Jackson-Higgins was born in Bell City, | 6 | | Missouri on February 3, 1943 to Willie J. and Rosie Lee | 7 | | Jackson; she attended South Mast School and graduated from Bell | 8 | | City High School; she was a member of Missionary Baptist | 9 | | Church, also in Bell City; she attended Southeast Missouri | 10 | | State University in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, graduated from | 11 | | Triton College in River Grove, and attended DePaul University; | 12 | | after relocating to Maywood, she was a member of First Baptist | 13 | | Church of Melrose Park; she married Albert on December 31, | 14 | | 1968; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Shirley Jackson-Higgins's work history is long | 16 | | and diverse beginning at Miles Square Medical Center of | 17 | | Chicago; after relocating to Maywood, she took the position of | 18 | | Account Administrator at Allied Van Lines; she also served as | 19 | | an Administrative Assistant to the Illinois General Assembly; | 20 | | later, she was employed by the Cook County Bureau of | 21 | | Technology; upon retirement, she served as Commissioner on the | 22 | | Maywood Housing Authority Board of Commissioners and was | 23 | | Executive Director of the Maywood Urban Revitalization |
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| 1 | | Corporation; she was a member of The Way Back Inn Board of | 2 | | Directors and a member with the Maywood Chamber of Commerce; | 3 | | and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Shirley Jackson-Higgins acquired numerous | 5 | | professional developmental certificates and accolades | 6 | | including the Operation Uplift Maywood Hometown Achievement | 7 | | Award, the Rosa Parks Heritage Award, and membership in the | 8 | | Northeastern University Phi Beta Kappa Academic Honor Society; | 9 | | and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Shirley Jackson-Higgins was preceded in death by | 11 | | her parents; 2 brothers, Freddie Lee and J.W.; and 5 sisters, | 12 | | Barbara Jean, Jessie B., Virginia, Ruthie Jean, and Deborah | 13 | | Ann; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Shirley Jackson-Higgins is survived by her loving | 15 | | husband, Albert; her beloved son, Talbert; precious daughter, | 16 | | Angela Shirlene; beautiful grandchildren, Sydney Raymond and | 17 | | Taylor Gabrielle Rose; siblings, Willie Lee (Helen), Eddie Lee, | 18 | | Jerlean LeSure (Charles, deceased), Earnestine Pullen | 19 | | (Charles, deceased), Carl Lee (Loretta), Daniel Lee (Amelia), | 20 | | and Ceretha Brown (James, deceased); brother-in-law, J.W. | 21 | | Terry; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and | 22 | | friends; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 | | we mourn the passing of Shirley Mae Jackson-Higgins, and extend | 4 | | our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who | 5 | | knew and loved her; and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Shirley Jackson-Higgins as an | 8 | | expression of our deepest sympathy.
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