Full Text of HR0387 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 James | 4 | | Schine "Jim" Crown, who passed away on June 25, 2023; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, James Crown was born to Lester and Renée (Schine) | 6 | | Crown in Chicago on June 25, 1953; he graduated from New Trier | 7 | | East High School in Winnetka in 1971; he earned his bachelor's | 8 | | degree in political science from Hampshire College in Amherst, | 9 | | Massachusetts in 1976; he completed his law degree at Stanford | 10 | | University; he married Paula Hannaway in 1985; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, After earning his law degree, James Crown began | 12 | | working for Salomon Brothers, the New York City investment | 13 | | bank, becoming vice president in 1983; after he and his wife | 14 | | moved to Chicago, he joined the family investment firm, Henry | 15 | | Crown and Company, where he served as chairman and CEO; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, James Crown additionally served as director of | 17 | | General Dynamics, a member of the board of directors of | 18 | | JPMorgan Chase & Co., board chair of the Aspen Institute, and | 19 | | chairman of the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of | 20 | | Chicago; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, James Crown was an early supporter of Barack |
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| 1 | | Obama after meeting him in 2003; he raised thousands of | 2 | | dollars in support of Obama's political campaigns for the U.S. | 3 | | Senate and the presidency, becoming Obama's chief presidential | 4 | | fundraiser in Illinois; he was appointed by then-President | 5 | | Obama to serve on the Intelligence Advisory Board, an | 6 | | independent group that advises the president on the | 7 | | effectiveness and goals of U.S. intelligence agencies; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, James Crown was an avid philanthropist, donating | 9 | | his time and funds to various entities and organizations, | 10 | | including the University of Chicago, where he served as the | 11 | | chairman of the university's board of trustees from 2003 to | 12 | | 2009; he and his wife, Paula, additionally donated $75 million | 13 | | to the university in 2021; in turn, his family was honored when | 14 | | the university renamed its social services school as the Crown | 15 | | Family School of Social Work, Policy and Practice; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, More recently, James Crown concentrated his | 17 | | efforts on addressing the issue of gun violence in Chicago by | 18 | | encouraging the city's business leaders to create thousands of | 19 | | jobs in underserved areas of the city, providing millions of | 20 | | dollars for civilian violence intervention programs, and | 21 | | supporting law enforcement and low-income communities; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, James Crown, who kept a home in Aspen, was also an | 23 | | avid skier and a managing partner of the Aspen Skiing Company, |
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| 1 | | which operates a resort; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, James Crown was a big-hearted, kind, and | 3 | | charitable individual who tirelessly fought for a better world | 4 | | for all, believed in the power of civic engagement, treated | 5 | | everyone with dignity and respect, and truly embodied the soul | 6 | | of Chicago; he will be remembered as an exemplary example of a | 7 | | great American; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, James Crown is survived by his wife; his parents, | 9 | | his brothers, Steve and Daniel; his sisters, Patricia "PC", | 10 | | Susan, Sara, and Janet Crown; his daughters, Torie, Hayley, | 11 | | and Summer Crown; his son, W. Andrew Crown; and two grandsons; | 12 | | therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 14 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 15 | | we mourn the passing of James Schine "Jim" Crown and extend our | 16 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | 17 | | and loved him; and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of James Crown as an expression of our | 20 | | deepest sympathy.
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