Full Text of SR1013 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Hattie Lee Jackson, who passed away on | 4 | | March 5, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Hattie Jackson was born on August 21, 1924 in | 6 | | Friars Point, Mississippi; her parents were Oliver Johnson, Sr. | 7 | | and Aggie Lee Greer Johnson; she married Deacon Junius Jackson | 8 | | on November 8, 1941; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Hattie Jackson began her walk with God at an early | 10 | | age when she and her siblings united with St. Luke Missionary | 11 | | Baptist Church under the leadership of the late Rev. E.N. Jude | 12 | | in Jonestown, Mississippi; in 1946, she and her husband moved | 13 | | to East Saint Louis and united with Mt. Sinai Missionary | 14 | | Baptist Church on Highland Place under the pastorate of the | 15 | | late Dr. R.L. White; she was also an integral member of Mt. | 16 | | Sinai Baptist Church, where she served in the Deaconess, | 17 | | Mother, and Kitchen ministries; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, In 1964, Hattie Jackson and her husband opened | 19 | | Jackson's Laundromat on Missouri Avenue in East Saint Louis; | 20 | | she was also employed at the Obear-Nester Glass Factory for | 21 | | over 30 years until her retirement in 1981; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Hattie Jackson was preceded in death by her | 2 | | parents; her 8 siblings; and her brother-in-law, Calvin; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Hattie Jackson is survived by her son, Dennis | 4 | | Jackson (Aundrea); her grandchildren, Janae, Dennis II, and | 5 | | Payton; her caregiver, Katina Scott; her brother, Robert | 6 | | Johnson; her sister-in-law, Margaret Johnson; her first | 7 | | cousin, Nettie Greer; and her many nieces, nephews, and | 8 | | friends; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her | 11 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Hattie Lee Jackson; | 12 | | and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Hattie Jackson as an expression of | 15 | | our sympathy.
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