Full Text of HR1090 95th General Assembly
HR1090 95TH 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 Edward | 4 |
| Jerome Maye Jr. of Chicago, who passed away on March 5, 2008; | 5 |
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| WHEREAS, Edward Jerome Maye Jr. was born on October 30, | 7 |
| 1964 in Chicago, to Mishcherel and Edward Maye Sr.; Edward was | 8 |
| baptized at an early age; he attended Kohn and Bennett | 9 |
| elementary schools; while at Bennett he discovered his talent | 10 |
| of gymnastics and met his soul mate, Veronica; he attended and | 11 |
| graduated from Corliss High School where he was introduced to | 12 |
| the world of cheerleading by Coach Carolyn Palmer; he also was | 13 |
| a student at Olive-Harvey College; and
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| WHEREAS, Edward married his only love Veronica, on July 16, | 15 |
| 1987, and to this union four beautiful and much loved children | 16 |
| were born, Nicole, Brittany, Tanae, and Dajon Edward; and | 17 |
| WHEREAS, During his high school career Edward won numerous | 18 |
| awards as an outstanding gymnast and cheerleader; Edward went | 19 |
| on to become a professional cheerleader for the United States | 20 |
| Cheerleader Association based in Lansing, Michigan; he | 21 |
| traveled across the country teaching elementary, high school, | 22 |
| and college cheerleaders; he also conducted clinics and camps |
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| for schools throughout the city and suburbs; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1983, Edward started the first All-Star cheer | 3 |
| team in the city of Chicago, named after the park district | 4 |
| where the team practiced, Abbott Park; in 1990 the team moved | 5 |
| to Tuley Park and he changed the name of the team to Windy City | 6 |
| All Stars; many of his cheerleaders from his early teams went | 7 |
| on to organize other All-Star teams across the City and suburbs | 8 |
| utilizing the skills that he taught them; several of the teams | 9 |
| members went on to tumble for the world renowned Jessie White | 10 |
| Tumblers; and
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| WHEREAS, He won numerous awards, including the Triple Crown | 12 |
| Awards for winning 1st place in regional, national, and world | 13 |
| competitions in one year; Edward's teams have traveled all over | 14 |
| the country and participated in the Tim Hardaway's NBA All-Star | 15 |
| Game, Chicago Bulls, and Chicago Football Classics halftime | 16 |
| shows; the teams have performed for the Harlem Globetrotters | 17 |
| and for the induction of Billy Williams into the Baseball Hall | 18 |
| of Fame; every year the All-Star teams were a hit in the Bud | 19 |
| Billiken parade; he and his teams were featured in the 1986 | 20 |
| edition of the World Book Encyclopedia, the Chicago Sun-Times, | 21 |
| the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Defender, and Jet Magazine; | 22 |
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| WHEREAS, He leaves to cherish his memories: his wife and |
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| soul mate, Veronica; his mother, Mishcherel; his sister, Tracy; | 2 |
| his brother, David; his three daughters, Nicole (Keith) | 3 |
| Edwards, Brittany, and Tanae; his son, Dajon Edward; his three | 4 |
| grandchildren, Jeremy, Jada, and Keith Jr.; and a host of other | 5 |
| mothers, uncles, aunts, cousins, and friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 7 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 8 |
| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Edward | 9 |
| Jerome Maye Jr.; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 |
| presented to the family of Edward Jerome Maye Jr. as a symbol | 12 |
| of our sincere sympathy.
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