Full Text of SR1284 098th 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 Shirley Mae Jackson-Higgins, who passed | 4 | | away on May 24, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Shirley Jackson-Higgins was born in Bell City, | 6 | | Missouri on February 3, 1943 to Willie J. and Rosie Lee | 7 | | Jackson; she attended South Mast School and graduated from Bell | 8 | | City High School; she was a member of Missionary Baptist Church | 9 | | in Bell City; she attended Southeast Missouri State University | 10 | | in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and graduated from Triton College | 11 | | in River Grove; she also attended DePaul University; after | 12 | | relocating to Maywood, she was a member of First Baptist Church | 13 | | of Melrose Park; she married Albert on December 31, 1968; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Shirley Jackson-Higgins's work history is long | 15 | | and diverse beginning at Miles Square Medical Center of | 16 | | Chicago; after relocating to Maywood, she took the position of | 17 | | Account Administrator at Allied Van Lines; she also served as | 18 | | an assistant to the Illinois State Senate; later, she was | 19 | | employed by the Cook County Board of Commissioners; upon | 20 | | retirement, she served as Commissioner on the Maywood Housing | 21 | | Authority Board of Directors and was a member of The Way Back | 22 | | Inn Organization of Maywood Board of Directors; her most recent | 23 | | position was that of Director of the Maywood Urban |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Shirley Jackson-Higgins acquired numerous | 3 | | professional developmental certificates and accolades, | 4 | | including the Operation Uplift Maywood Hometown Achievement | 5 | | Award, the Rosa Parks Heritage Award, and membership in the | 6 | | Northeastern University Phi Beta Kappa Academic Honor Society; | 7 | | and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Shirley Jackson-Higgins was preceded in death by | 9 | | her parents; 2 brothers, Freddie Lee and J.W.; and 5 sisters, | 10 | | Barbara Jean, Jessie B., Virginia, Ruthie Jean, and Deborah | 11 | | Ann; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Shirley Jackson-Higgins is survived by her loving | 13 | | husband, Albert; beloved sons, Talbert and Gerald; precious | 14 | | daughters, Angela Shirlene and Verna; beautiful grandchildren, | 15 | | Sydney Raymond and Taylor Gabrielle Rose; siblings, Willie Lee | 16 | | (Helen), Eddie Lee, Jerlean LeSure (Charles, deceased), | 17 | | Earnestine Pullen (Charles, deceased), Carl Lee (Loretta), | 18 | | Daniel Lee (Amelia), and Ceretha Brown (James, deceased); | 19 | | brother-in-law, J.W. Terry; and a host of nieces, nephews, | 20 | | other relatives, and friends; therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 22 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| 1 | | Shirley Mae Jackson-Higgins, and extend our sincere | 2 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 3 | | her; and be it further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to the family of Shirley Jackson-Higgins as an | 6 | | expression of our deepest sympathy.
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