Full Text of HR0856 99th 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 Mother | 4 | | Lorraine Jakes, who passed away on October 29, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Lorraine Jakes was born on September 1, 1934 in | 6 | | Chicago; her parents were Hollis and Lovie Boggus; she married | 7 | | Paul L. Jakes on June 16, 1957; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Lorraine Jakes attended Gladstone Elementary | 9 | | School and McKinley High School; during her senior year of high | 10 | | school, she took part in the student work study program, where | 11 | | she enjoyed working for Carson Pirie Scott and Company in | 12 | | Chicago; after high school, she attended Herzl Junior College; | 13 | | in the late 1960s, she began studying early childhood | 14 | | development at Loop College and Malcolm X College; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, After college, Lorraine Jakes found employment as | 16 | | an assistant helper and was subsequently promoted to lead | 17 | | teacher at Marillac House, Beacon House, the Jessie Thomas | 18 | | Daycare Center, the Church of God Daycare, and the Montessori | 19 | | Daycare; after working in early childhood development for | 20 | | nearly 25 years, she and her husband went back to school and | 21 | | completed course studies in Christian Education; she later | 22 | | graduated with a Certificate of Studies in Christian Education |
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| 1 | | from the Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Lorraine Jakes gave her life to Jesus Christ at | 3 | | the age of 12 years old at the Mount Union Baptist Church under | 4 | | the pastorate of Rev. Dr. C.W. Jones; at the age of 13, her | 5 | | music teacher selected her to play for the gospel chorus at the | 6 | | Greater Union Missionary Baptist Church; during her time in the | 7 | | choir, she played for church worship services, district | 8 | | associations, the Westside Ministers Conference, and the | 9 | | National Baptist Congress of Christian Education, where she | 10 | | played before an audience of over 50,000; she also played for | 11 | | the evening radio broadcasts of the Mount Carmel Baptist Church | 12 | | and played for Mahalia Jackson and Elder James Lennox; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Lorraine Jakes has served the New Tabernacle of | 14 | | Faith Baptist Church as the Christian Education Director, | 15 | | Missionary Society President, Anniversary Chair Person, Youth | 16 | | Director, and Church Musician from 1967 until the time when she | 17 | | was no longer able to attend church; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Lorraine Jakes was preceded in death by her | 19 | | parents; her husband, Pastor Paul L. Jakes, Sr.; and her | 20 | | siblings, Lawrence Boggus and Joan Hutchins; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Lorraine Jakes is survived by her sons, Pastor | 22 | | Paul L. Jakes, Jr. and Pastor Martin L. (Betty) Jakes, Sr.; her |
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| 1 | | grandsons, Elijah R., Martin L., Jr., and Jonathan P. Jakes; | 2 | | her sister, Eula Bundley; her many nieces, nephews, cousins, | 3 | | other family members, and friends; her New Tabernacle of Faith | 4 | | Baptist Church (Old Saint Paul Missionary Baptist Church) | 5 | | family; and her many spiritual sons and daughters; therefore, | 6 | | be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 8 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 9 | | we, along with her family and friends, mourn the passing of | 10 | | Mother Lorraine Jakes; and be it further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to the family of Lorraine Jakes as an expression of | 13 | | our sympathy.
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