Full Text of HR0494 94th General Assembly
HR0494 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives were saddened to learn of the death of Willie | 4 |
| Jewel Jackson-Hill of Chicago on May 5, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Hill was born November 23, 1918, in | 6 |
| Birmingham, Alabama, the son of Sarah Arline Jackson and Willie | 7 |
| Jackson; his mother later married Willie Hill; his mother was | 8 |
| an evangelist and instilled in him his religious beliefs; and
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| WHEREAS, He received his formal education in Birmingham, | 10 |
| Alabama, and Chicago; he furthered his education in the study | 11 |
| of electricity; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1983, he married Emma Jean "Lil" Brandon in | 13 |
| Chicago; to this union, he lovingly embraced five | 14 |
| step-children; "Lil" was very strong in politics and that was | 15 |
| the beginning of his political interest; he became secretary of | 16 |
| his union at U.S. Steel; and
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| WHEREAS, He was employed as a police officer with the City | 18 |
| of Chicago; after leaving the police department, he was | 19 |
| employed by U.S. Steel until he retired; he re-entered the | 20 |
| workforce as a security guard for the City of Chicago and then | 21 |
| for A.R. Security; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a very determined and interesting man who | 23 |
| lived his life to its fullest; he loved traveling and also | 24 |
| loved fishing, family gatherings, and politics; he was fondly | 25 |
| referred to as "Sugarman", "Bill", or "Ghost" by his family, | 26 |
| friends, and co-workers; and
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| WHEREAS, He worked with and was known by many politicians | 28 |
| such as NewHouser, Judge Medford, Brookins, Stroger, Niles | 29 |
| Sherman, Dorothy Tillman, Barack Obama, the late Harold |
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| Washington, Monique D. Davis, and many others; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents and his | 3 |
| stepson, Franklin D. Brandon; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Willie Hill is felt by all who knew | 5 |
| and loved him, especially his wife, Emma; his children, | 6 |
| Wonzolyn (Leonard) Henderson, Cylvia Brandon Grigsby, | 7 |
| Lawerencre D. Brandon, and Elick B. Brandon; his grandchildren, | 8 |
| Kisa McDonald, Lequesha Brandon, Robert Grigsby, Pnina | 9 |
| Brandon-Cannon, Elecka Brandon, Frankie Brandon, Dante | 10 |
| Henderson, and Hiramabiff Brandon; his great-grandchildren, | 11 |
| Kennedy J. Clay and Noah and Nolan Cannon; his first cousins, | 12 |
| Laverne Brown and Ancel J. Rogers; and a host of other | 13 |
| relatives and friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 15 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 16 |
| we mourn the passing of Willie Jewel Jackson-Hill and extend to | 17 |
| his family and friends our thoughts and prayers during this | 18 |
| difficult time; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our deepest | 21 |
| sympathy.
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