Full Text of HR1518 99th 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
colleague, State | 4 | | Representative Eddie Lee Jackson Sr., on his service to the | 5 | | State of Illinois and
the people of the 114th Representative | 6 | | District; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Representative Jackson, an East St. Louis | 8 | | resident, is a consummate educator,
humanitarian, and public | 9 | | servant who has been committed to solving problems that inhibit | 10 | | the
growth and stability of the State and the Metro East | 11 | | region; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Representative Jackson received his bachelor's | 13 | | degree in education and his
master's degree in city planning | 14 | | from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Family has always been the focus of Representative | 16 | | Jackson's life; together, he and
his devoted wife, Pearlie Lee | 17 | | Jackson, instilled in their son and daughter, Eddie Jackson | 18 | | Jr.,
and Emeka Jackson-Hicks, and their grandchildren strong | 19 | | values and the importance of a sound
education; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Representative Jackson served as a teacher at East | 21 | | St. Louis Senior High School in
District #189, principal at |
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| 1 | | Clark Junior High School, and principal of A.M. Jackson Math | 2 | | and
Science Academy; as an educator, he impressed upon students | 3 | | the importance of education,
striving every day to succeed and | 4 | | reaching the highest possible level of achievement; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, During Representative Jackson's tenure as | 6 | | principal of the A.M. Jackson Math and
Science Academy, the | 7 | | school's gifted program was the pride of the community and | 8 | | received
recognition throughout the State for its performance | 9 | | and the techniques and talents exhibited by
students; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Assessing problems and finding solutions | 11 | | motivated Representative Jackson to get
more involved in public | 12 | | service; following his retirement from the school district, and | 13 | | the death
of State Representative Wyvetter H. Younge, he was | 14 | | called into service and appointed to the
House of | 15 | | Representatives in January of 2009; he worked to earn the | 16 | | support
and confidence of constituents every day; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Representative Jackson has served the 114th | 18 | | Representative District with integrity and
dedication; his | 19 | | background in education as a teacher and administrator filled | 20 | | him with
compassion; he worked to stay in touch with the needs | 21 | | of local residents; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Representative Jackson is a member of the Mt. |
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| 1 | | Olive Missionary Baptist Church, where he is a
member of the | 2 | | Sunday School Ministry; he is a member of the Chamber of | 3 | | Commerce, Kappa
Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., Masons, and a | 4 | | former member of the East St. Louis City Council; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Representative Jackson has been recognized for | 6 | | his service through awards,
including the Illinois Downstate | 7 | | Caucus Advocate for Community Service Award, the 2013
Golden | 8 | | Bridge Award for Excellence in Government, and the 2014 Men of | 9 | | Valor Salute to
Excellence Award; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 12 | | honor State Representative Eddie Lee Jackson Sr. for his | 13 | | dedicated service as a member of the Illinois House of | 14 | | Representatives; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to Representative Jackson as an expression of our | 17 | | respect, esteem, and best wishes.
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