Full Text of HR0836 101st 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 Marc | 4 | | Zohntell Loveless of Chicago, who passed away on March 9, 2020; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Marc Loveless was born in Detroit, Michigan to | 7 | | Benny Dunn Loveless and Margret Loveless on March 23, 1961; he | 8 | | graduated from Redford High School in Detroit in 1978; he | 9 | | earned his bachelor's degree in political science and | 10 | | broadcasting from Wayne State University; he attended | 11 | | Wilberforce University, where he worked with a Roman Catholic | 12 | | campus ministry, hosted a radio show, and honed his leadership | 13 | | skills in student political organizations; he attended | 14 | | Roosevelt University in pursuit of a graduate degree; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Marc Loveless was a public servant, civil rights | 16 | | activist, and an HIV/AIDS advocate; in 1984, he created | 17 | | Loveless Consulting, a social marketing firm specializing in | 18 | | public policy, civil rights, and social justice; beginning in | 19 | | 1996, he worked as a freelance paralegal; he was the founding | 20 | | executive director of the Coalition for Justice and Respect | 21 | | (CJR), a Chicago-based, African American, same-gender loving | 22 | | agency involved in social justice, civil rights advocacy, and | 23 | | addressing health disparities; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Marc Loveless was the first openly gay elected | 2 | | official in Chicago and the State of Illinois, serving on the | 3 | | local school councils of two schools in Chicago; he was elected | 4 | | to serve as Committeeman of the 32nd Ward in Chicago for the | 5 | | Harold Washington Party in 1996; he was elected Ward | 6 | | Committeeman of the 48th Ward of the Green Party in 2004; he | 7 | | ran for city clerk in Chicago in 2015, becoming the first | 8 | | African American gay man to run for a citywide office; he ran | 9 | | as a write-in candidate for the Illinois House of | 10 | | Representatives in 2020; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Marc Loveless was involved in a number of | 12 | | organizations and served on the board of the Chicago Social | 13 | | Enterprise Alliance, the Illinois Common Cause, and the | 14 | | Reverend Al Sharpton's National Action Network (NAN) Chicago; | 15 | | he also served on the Chicago Public Radio Community Advisory | 16 | | Council; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Marc Loveless received recognition for his | 18 | | service to his community, including the 2013 Human Rights Award | 19 | | from Creativity United, a 2012 Drum Major Award presented by | 20 | | President Barack Obama, a 2009 Trailblazer Award from Fathers | 21 | | Who Care, and the Hope and Spirit Award from the Chicago | 22 | | Department of Public Health; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Marc Loveless was known as a trailblazer, a | 2 | | tireless warrior, and a funny and loving friend; he was a | 3 | | Capuchin Franciscan Friar; he enjoyed independent films, fine | 4 | | dining, Chicago's eclectic arts and cultural attractions, and | 5 | | concerts; he will be remembered for his public service, | 6 | | activism, and support of the LGBT community; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Marc Loveless is survived by his son, Jonathan, | 8 | | and his family; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 10 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 | | we mourn the passing of Marc Zohntell Loveless 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 Marc Loveless as an expression of | 16 | | our deepest sympathy.
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