Full Text of SR1213 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Cora Lee "Jackie" Brown, who passed | 4 | | away on September 18, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jackie Brown was born to Bessie L. Brown and Alex | 6 | | Gosia in Doddsville, Mississippi on June 14, 1944; she was | 7 | | raised in Doddsville until her family relocated to Greenwood, | 8 | | Mississippi in 1955; she attended the Delta Industrial | 9 | | Institute and Broad Street High School, where she was a member | 10 | | of the women's basketball team and track team; she enrolled at | 11 | | Panama City Junior College in Panama City, Florida; she | 12 | | relocated to Chicago in March 1964; she married Eddie J. Brown | 13 | | Jr. at Timmons Holy Temple Church of God in Christ (COGIC) on | 14 | | December 5, 1964; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Jackie Brown was a stay-at-home mom who enjoyed | 16 | | treating her family and friends to home cooked meals; she | 17 | | began working part-time as a check processing clerk with | 18 | | Continental Bank in the 1990s; after moving to full-time, she | 19 | | became a supervisor/area coordinator over a section of clerks; | 20 | | she was regarded as a well-respected and beloved supervisor; | 21 | | and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Jackie Brown was a member of Timmons Holy Temple |
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| 1 | | COGIC until she moved her membership to Robinson Temple COGIC, | 2 | | which later converted to New Mt. Olive COGIC; while a member of | 3 | | New Mt. Olive, she served as the minister of music, where she | 4 | | was an outstanding choir director; she also held the position | 5 | | of assistant minister of music for Greater Love District, 5th | 6 | | Jurisdiction of Illinois Churches of God in Christ; in her | 7 | | later years, she moved her membership to New Covenant COGIC; | 8 | | she became a member of Alpha Baptist Church U.C.C. in March | 9 | | 2001, where she served as minister of music and received her | 10 | | reverend license; she later became a member of St. Luke COGIC; | 11 | | and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Jackie Brown was preceded in death by her | 13 | | husband; her parents; her chosen daughter, Ida Cleaves; and | 14 | | her brothers, Roosevelt Harvey, Joseph Anderson, Sammie | 15 | | Anderson, James Anderson, and Larry Brown; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Jackie Brown is survived by her children, Cedric | 17 | | Eugene (Regina), Karen Latrice, Kimberly Ann (Derrick), | 18 | | Patrick Alexander (Melanie), and Eddie J. III (Nytrania); her | 19 | | nephew raised as her own, Paul David; her grandchildren, | 20 | | Shantel, Keith, Karen, Kymyatta, Kiara, Kyra, Kylin, Ambria, | 21 | | Nicholas, Avrie, Autumn, Erin, Eric, Shannon, Shiree, | 22 | | Sherwoodia, Shameka, and Wilson; her great-grandchildren; her | 23 | | sisters, Dorothy (Willie) Brown and Myra Jewett; her brother, | 24 | | JC Williams; and a host of nieces, nephews, great-nieces, |
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| 1 | | great-nephews, great-great-nieces, great-great-nephews, | 2 | | cousins, extended family, and friends; therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 4 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 5 | | Cora Lee "Jackie" Brown and extend our sincere
condolences to | 6 | | her family, friends, and all who knew and loved
her; and be it | 7 | | further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 9 | | presented to the family of Jackie Brown as an expression of
our | 10 | | deepest sympathy.
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