Full Text of SR1564 101st 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 Leroy Jordan of Springfield, who passed | 4 | | away on September 5, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Leroy Jordan was born in Murphysboro to Edward Sr. | 6 | | and Alma Johnson Jordan on December 27, 1941; he graduated from | 7 | | Murphysboro High School, where he was a defensive back and | 8 | | inducted into their Hall of Fame; he received his bachelor's | 9 | | degree in education from Southern Illinois University and his | 10 | | master's degree from Sangamon State University; he married | 11 | | Johnetta Williams in Murphysboro on August 5, 1963; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Leroy Jordan began his career as a schoolteacher | 13 | | in Hopkins Park and then moved to Springfield, where he taught | 14 | | for District 186; he was the first African American male | 15 | | schoolteacher in a classroom in Springfield; from 1976 to 1982, | 16 | | he was a member of the District 186 School Board, serving as | 17 | | president twice; he also served on the Catholic School Board; | 18 | | he was the Vice President of Academic Affairs at Sangamon State | 19 | | University and an assistant superintendent for District 186; he | 20 | | was the principal of the adult education program at Southeast | 21 | | High School in Springfield and worked for the Springfield | 22 | | Diocese as director of the Black Catholic Ministries; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Leroy Jordan was a member of the Kappa Alpha Psi | 2 | | Fraternity, Prince Hall Masons, the NAACP, the Urban League, | 3 | | the Girl Scouts of Central Illinois, and the Faith Coalition | 4 | | for the Common Good; he was a Springfield Dominican Associate | 5 | | and was co-chair of the Springfield Dominican Anti-Racism Team; | 6 | | and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Leroy Jordan was preceded in death by his parents | 8 | | and his brothers, Peter Bruce Jordan and Edward Jordan Jr.; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Leroy Jordan is survived by his wife, Johnetta; | 10 | | his daughters, Laura A. Jordan, Loralean A. Jordan, Jennifer N. | 11 | | Jordan (Rose White), and Rose Ann (Keith) White; his | 12 | | grandchildren, Christian Jordan, Levi Jordan-White, and Ariel | 13 | | Baldon; his siblings, Margaret Griffin, Linda Jordan, and | 14 | | Melvin (Martha) Jordan; and numerous nieces, nephews, and | 15 | | cousins; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 18 | | Leroy Jordan and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | 19 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Leroy Jordan as an expression of our | 22 | | deepest sympathy.
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