Full Text of HR0818 96th General Assembly
HR0818 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
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| Gordon of Peoria, who passed away on December 20, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Annie Jo Gordon was born on January 10, 1941, in | 6 |
| Marion, Louisiana; her parents were George Lewis and Emma Lee | 7 |
| (Williams) Hunter; she married Cleveland "Sonny" Gordon Sr. on | 8 |
| November 22, 1969; and
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| WHEREAS, Annie Jo Gordon received her associate's degree | 10 |
| from Illinois Central College in business management; she also | 11 |
| studied the business curriculum at Midstate College; and
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| WHEREAS, Annie Jo Gordon had a long and distinguished | 13 |
| career in community service, which spanned from 1961 to 2008; | 14 |
| she was the first African-American employee to work at the | 15 |
| Peoria Journal Star newspaper; she served with the National | 16 |
| Corporation of Israel and served as secretary to the | 17 |
| administrator of the American Red Cross Regional Blood Center; | 18 |
| she rose through the ranks at the Peoria Tri-County Urban | 19 |
| League, working various positions leading up to her role as | 20 |
| director of employment; in 2006, she retired from the Peoria | 21 |
| Tri-County Urban League after 41 years of service, but | 22 |
| continued her service well into 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Annie Jo Gordon was a member of numerous community | 2 |
| organizations; she was a past member and chairwoman of the | 3 |
| Upgrade Board of Directors, the PCCEO, and the YWCA; she was a | 4 |
| member of the American Cancer Society, the League of Women | 5 |
| Voters, the District 150 School Board Advisory Committee, | 6 |
| Easter Seals, and the Arts and Cultural Activities; she was | 7 |
| also affiliated with the Heart of Illinois United Way Loaned | 8 |
| Executive Program, the Peoria Chamber of Commerce Leadership | 9 |
| School, the ICC Adult Re-Entry Council, the Apprenticeship | 10 |
| Advisory Group, and the Christian Education Board; and | 11 |
| WHEREAS, Annie Jo Gordon was the recipient of numerous | 12 |
| awards for her community service, including the Valeska S. | 13 |
| Hinton Minority Advocacy Award, the Betty Osborn Award, the | 14 |
| YWCA Leadership Award, and the Black Women's Network Award; and
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| WHEREAS, Annie Jo Gordon was a faithful member of New | 16 |
| Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church, where she served as a | 17 |
| deaconess and member of the trustee board; and
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| WHEREAS, Annie Jo Gordon is survived by her husband, | 19 |
| Cleveland Sr.; her sons, Joel Clayton Johnson Sr., Jonathan | 20 |
| Lewis (Dedra) Johnson Sr., Jamal David (Rosie) Gordon, and | 21 |
| Cleveland Lydell Gordon Jr.; her daughters, Shando (Don) | 22 |
| Harris, Chantay (Corey) Gray, Antoinette Ramona (Cornelius) |
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| Donald, and Illinois State Representative Jehan Alea Gordon | 2 |
| (Derrick Booth); her foster sons, Marcus Demario Williams and | 3 |
| Michael Dewayne Williams; her 12 grandchildren and 3 | 4 |
| great-grandchildren; and her many other relatives and friends; | 5 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 7 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 8 |
| mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of Annie | 9 |
| Jo Gordon; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 |
| presented to the family of Annie Jo Gordon as an expression of | 12 |
| our sympathy.
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