Full Text of HR1363 096th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, State Representative Monique D. Davis and the | 3 | | Illinois House of Representatives are saddened to learn of the | 4 | | death of
Jon Alexander Daye, who passed away on July 8, 2010; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Jon Daye was well known by many for being on the | 7 | | cutting edge of new forms of media; in the early 1970s, he | 8 | | began appearing on talk television, where he chose topics | 9 | | regarding the African-American community at large; through his | 10 | | shows, he provided a forum for black candidates, judges, | 11 | | aldermen and county officials to express their message to the | 12 | | community; his guests included former Chicago Mayors Harold | 13 | | Washington and Eugene Sawyer; he and his shows were also | 14 | | instrumental in the election of U.S. Senator Roland Burris and | 15 | | Cook County Board President Todd Stroger; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Jon Daye was a radio personality on WVON Radio's | 17 | | "On Target"; he was a television talk show host on Star Planet | 18 | | Television Network, Cable Channel 25; he was also the host of | 19 | | "Straight Talk", which led to his own show, "News Talk", on | 20 | | Rev. Harold Bailey's PCC Network; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Jon Daye was an author and the founder and | 22 | | president of several worthwhile awards, including the coveted |
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| 1 | | Kizzy Award, which recognized women for their professional | 2 | | accomplishments and community service, the Success Awards, | 3 | | which recognized men for their distinguished accomplishments, | 4 | | and the Black Woman Hall of Fame Foundation, which recognized a | 5 | | long list of women luminaries with the Bethune-Tubman Truth | 6 | | Award; through his various awards programs, he reached out to | 7 | | innumerable local and national "dignitaries" - recipients of | 8 | | his awards; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Jon Daye is survived by his fiancee, Bernadine | 10 | | Whiteurst; his daughters, Christy Robinson (Dore) and Tracy | 11 | | Landing; his grandchildren; and his many other family members | 12 | | and friends; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 | | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 15 | | mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Jon | 16 | | Alexander Daye; and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Jon Daye as an expression of our | 19 | | sympathy.
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