Full Text of HR1397 098th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to honor our former colleague, | 4 | | State Representative Charles "Chuck" Jefferson, on his service | 5 | | of more than 13 years in the Illinois House of Representatives | 6 | | and thank him for his dedication to the State and the Rockford | 7 | | community; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Jefferson was born in 1945 in Waco, Texas and | 9 | | served honorably in the United States Army from 1965 to 1971; | 10 | | and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, In 1967, Rep. Jefferson married his late wife, | 12 | | Genell, and they raised 3 sons, Carl Edward, Curtis Lamar, and | 13 | | Charles, Jr., in Rockford; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Prior to becoming a member of the Illinois House | 15 | | of Representatives, Rep. Jefferson served as a member of the | 16 | | Winnebago County Board, sitting on the Economic Development, | 17 | | Zoning, Forest Preserve, and Legislative committees and | 18 | | chairing the Public Works Committee; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Jefferson began his service in the General | 20 | | Assembly with his appointment to the Illinois House of | 21 | | Representatives in April of 2001 following the retirement of |
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| 1 | | former State Rep. Doug Scott; Rep. Jefferson retired as an | 2 | | Assistant House Majority Leader; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Jefferson was a strong advocate for his | 4 | | community; he worked to ensure that a new judicial circuit was | 5 | | created to increase minority representation on the bench; he | 6 | | brought capital construction projects to his district to create | 7 | | local jobs and repair Rockford's infrastructure and roadways, | 8 | | and he spearheaded a funding project to provide passenger rail | 9 | | service between Rockford and Chicago; he tirelessly advocated | 10 | | for the rights of veterans and seniors, and he was always | 11 | | fighting to ensure that Rockford schools and seniors received | 12 | | their fair share; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Jefferson was an unrelenting activist for the | 14 | | public safety of Rockford, supporting several initiatives to | 15 | | crack down on gang violence and fighting to protect Rockford's | 16 | | CeaseFire program and the Booker Washington Center; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Maintaining a close relationship with the | 18 | | community was always Rep. Jefferson's first priority; he | 19 | | provided a professional and responsive constituent service | 20 | | office to help residents navigate through government programs; | 21 | | he hosted his annual Mother's Day Luncheon as a tribute to | 22 | | local mothers, and he raised money for local food pantries; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Jefferson was known throughout the Rockford | 2 | | area and the Illinois House of Representatives for his warm and | 3 | | approachable nature, his wisdom and genuine understanding, and | 4 | | his care for the concerns of Illinois and his community; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Those who served with Rep. Jefferson will dearly | 6 | | miss his kind and unwavering friendship, his guidance, and his | 7 | | dedicated and sincere spirit for public service that he brought | 8 | | to the chamber; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 | | we honor and thank State Representative Charles "Chuck" | 12 | | Jefferson for his years of dedicated service; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to Rep. Jefferson as an expression of our respect and | 15 | | esteem with our best wishes for his future success.
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