Full Text of HR0367 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 Renault | 4 | | A. Robinson of Chicago; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Renault Robinson received his bachelor's and | 6 | | master's degrees from Roosevelt University; he pursued a | 7 | | doctorate at Northwestern University; he was a lifelong | 8 | | Chicagoan; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Renault Robinson served in the Chicago Police | 10 | | Department (CPD) from 1964 to 1983, during which he combated | 11 | | racism within the CPD; he also co-founded the Afro-American | 12 | | Patrolmen's League (AAPL), an organization committed to | 13 | | improving police service in Black communities and advocating | 14 | | for equal opportunities to leadership opportunities for Black | 15 | | police officers, which won the first civil rights lawsuit | 16 | | against the CPD for discrimination against Black, Hispanic, | 17 | | and women police officers; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Renault Robinson played a pivotal role as a | 19 | | prominent organizer in Harold Washington's 1977 and 1983 | 20 | | mayoral campaigns, with the latter leading to Washington's | 21 | | historic victory as the first Black mayor of Chicago; under | 22 | | Mayor Washington, he served as chairman of the Chicago Housing |
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| 1 | | Authority (CHA) from 1983 to 1987; during his tenure, he | 2 | | worked tirelessly to improve the quality of life for residents | 3 | | of public housing and oversaw the reinvention of high-rise | 4 | | public housing projects, including the construction of new | 5 | | mixed-income housing developments; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Renault Robinson worked as vice president of ASI | 7 | | Personnel Service before founding his own company, Facilities | 8 | | and Ground Maintenance Services, in 2000; through these roles, | 9 | | he helped thousands of unemployed and underemployed Chicagoans | 10 | | find work; he retired in 2018; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Renault Robinson continued to be active in | 12 | | community affairs and was a member of the board of directors of | 13 | | several organizations, including the Chicago Urban League | 14 | | (CUL) and the National Association for the Advancement of | 15 | | Colored People (NAACP); and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Renault Robinson amassed numerous awards, | 17 | | plaques, and commendations during his career, all of which | 18 | | recognized his remarkable achievements in advancing civil | 19 | | rights; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Renault Robinson was a dedicated public servant | 21 | | who fought for the rights of all Chicagoans, and he will be | 22 | | remembered as a tireless advocate for social justice and a |
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| 1 | | champion of the city's underprivileged and marginalized | 2 | | residents; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Renault Robinson was preceded in death by his | 4 | | parents, Robert and Mable Robinson, and his brother, Robert | 5 | | Jr.; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Renault Robinson is survived by his wife, | 7 | | Annette, four sons, ten grandchildren, and six siblings; | 8 | | therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 10 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 | | we mourn the passing of Renault A. Robinson and extend our | 12 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | 13 | | and loved him; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Renault Robinson as an expression | 16 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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