Full Text of SR0933 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Leslie Carter Jackson of Chicago, who | 4 | | passed away on March 5, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Leslie Jackson was born in
Chicago on July 9, | 6 | | 1943; she attended Sexton Elementary School,
Hirsch High | 7 | | School, and Rockford College (Rockford
University); she | 8 | | married George Jackson
in 1963; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Leslie Jackson retired from ComEd
as Manager of | 10 | | Corporate Responsibility; she also had an
early career in | 11 | | adoption and was the first African American
who worked at the | 12 | | corporate office of The Quaker Oats
Company; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Leslie Jackson served as a lifelong member of the | 14 | | Junior
League; she was on the women's board of the Lincoln
Park | 15 | | Zoo and was the president of the South Shore
Cultural Center | 16 | | Advisory Board; her greatest love was
her family, and she set | 17 | | an exemplary example as a wife,
mother, and grandmother; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Leslie Jackson enjoyed
music, playing the piano, | 19 | | reading, and playing tennis; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Leslie Jackson is survived by her husband of 59 |
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| 1 | | years, George; her daughter, Laura (Jeff) Kenton;
and her | 2 | | granddaughters, Sydney and Ryan; therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 4 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 5 | | Leslie Carter Jackson and extend our sincere condolences to | 6 | | her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 7 | | further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to the family of Leslie Jackson as an expression of | 10 | | our deepest sympathy.
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