Full Text of SR0734 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Rev. Lloyd E. Jackson, Sr., who passed | 4 | | away on September 26, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Lloyd Jackson, Sr. was born on March 6, 1942 in | 6 | | Chicago; his parents were William, Sr. and Helen Jackson and he | 7 | | was raised by his adoptive mother, Mary Oliver; he married | 8 | | Sylvia Ann Bowman on June 5, 1964 in Dallas, Texas; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Lloyd Jackson, Sr. attended Forrestville | 10 | | Elementary School and DuSable High School, where he graduated | 11 | | in June of 1960; he later attended Bishop College in Dallas, | 12 | | Texas, where he obtained his Bachelor of Science in social | 13 | | studies; he subsequently continued his education at Roosevelt | 14 | | University and DePaul University; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Lloyd Jackson, Sr. was called and accepted the | 16 | | ministry in 1954; he was ordained as a Baptist minister on | 17 | | October 8, 1970; after his ordination, he was called to pastor | 18 | | at Faith Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago in 1971; | 19 | | after 7 years of service at Faith Temple, he returned to | 20 | | Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, where he served faithfully | 21 | | until he was called to the Greater Northside Missionary Baptist | 22 | | Church in Decatur in October of 1990; on April 7, 1994, he |
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| 1 | | organized the Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church in Decatur, | 2 | | where he served until his passing; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Lloyd Jackson, Sr. taught in the Public Schools of | 4 | | Chicago for 27 years; he retired from MacArthur High School in | 5 | | Decatur in May of 2005 after many years of service; he also | 6 | | taught African American Studies at Richland Community College | 7 | | and taught at Eisenhower High School and Dennis Elementary | 8 | | School; after retiring, he returned to District #61 and served | 9 | | as a substitute teacher for 5 years; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Lloyd Jackson, Sr. was a member of the Alpha Phi | 11 | | Alpha Fraternity for many years; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Lloyd Jackson, Sr. was preceded in death by his | 13 | | parents and his children, Mary and Lloyd Jackson, Jr.; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Lloyd Jackson, Sr. is survived by his wife, Sylvia | 15 | | Ann (Baby) Jackson; his sons, Eric V. (Marla) Jackson and | 16 | | Oliver J. Jackson; his daughter, Margaret R. (Rev. Alfonso) | 17 | | Hodges; his brothers, William (Yvonne) Jackson, Sr. and Otis | 18 | | Von Jackson; his 16 grandchildren; his 10 great-grandchildren; | 19 | | and his special loved ones, including Deacon Henry (Muriel) | 20 | | Bowman, Sr. and many others; therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL |
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| 1 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 2 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Rev. Lloyd E. Jackson, | 3 | | Sr.; and be it further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to the family of Lloyd Jackson, Sr. as an expression | 6 | | of our sympathy.
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