Full Text of HR0414 103rd 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 Jerry | 4 | | Marquis Doss, who passed away on July 26, 2023; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Doss was born in Chicago to Robert and | 6 | | Ivory Lucille Doss; he graduated from Hillcrest High School | 7 | | and served honorably in the United States Navy during
the | 8 | | Vietnam War; he married Shirley Boykin in Memphis, Tennessee | 9 | | on September 30,
1978, and they settled in Harvey, where they | 10 | | lived for 45 years; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Doss returned home after being honorably | 12 | | discharged; he accepted a position at
Royal Crown Cola, where | 13 | | he worked with his father as a forklift operator; he retired | 14 | | from
Royal Crown Cola after 50 years of service; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Doss was an active member of
the Harvey | 16 | | community; he frequented the local Harvey Public Library and | 17 | | donated coins and other
historical artifacts that are | 18 | | currently on display; he was known in the neighborhood as
| 19 | | "Juice Jerry" because he sold and gave away pop and assorted | 20 | | juices that he would bring home from
work at the Royal Crown | 21 | | plant; he worked on cars in the back of his home and helped | 22 | | neighbors and
friends when asked if something needed to be |
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| 1 | | fixed; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Doss was an avid reader and enjoyed reading | 3 | | about major wars, world history, and political figures; he
| 4 | | collected coins and precious metals and constantly wanted to | 5 | | examine someone's change; he collected presidential and state | 6 | | quarters and put them in collection books to give to his | 7 | | sisters
and others on their birthday or Christmas; he had an | 8 | | immense DVD and VHS movie
collection, which was big enough to | 9 | | rival Netflix, Hulu, and
other streaming services; he was an | 10 | | avid fan of Chicago sports; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Doss attended St. Stephens AME Church as a | 12 | | child and was later baptized by as an adult
at Bethlehem Temple | 13 | | Missionary Baptist Church; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Doss was a family man; he loved his | 15 | | parents, wife, children, brothers, sisters, nieces, and
| 16 | | nephews and made sure that his family had everything it | 17 | | needed; he supported both sons and
encouraged them to stay in | 18 | | school, graduate from college, and become productive citizens; | 19 | | he was loved by so many for his kindness, intelligence, quick | 20 | | wit, and generosity; he was a hero
to his children and someone | 21 | | they could always count on, even on his hardest days; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Doss is survived by his wife, Shirley; his |
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| 1 | | sons, Jerry and Clifton; his
siblings, Robert (Carole) Doss | 2 | | Jr., Linda (Melvin) Whittington, Veronica (Carl) Harris, | 3 | | Sandretta
Isham, Donald Doss, Dennis Doss, and Tamie Johnson; | 4 | | his in-laws, Clifton Boykin, Vicki (David) Adams,
Willa | 5 | | (Jessie) Broom, and John (Famie) Boykin; 82 nieces and | 6 | | nephews; and numerous cousins and family
friends; therefore, | 7 | | be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 9 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 10 | | we mourn the passing of Jerry Marquis Doss and extend our | 11 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | 12 | | and loved him; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Jerry Doss as an expression of our | 15 | | deepest sympathy.
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