Full Text of SR1930 100th 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 Jackie Marie Dobbs of Antioch, who passed | 4 | | away on July 9, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jackie Dobbs was born to Ed and Betty Blount in | 6 | | Gadsden, Alabama on September 19, 1941; she was educated in the | 7 | | Alabama educational system and became a special education | 8 | | teacher; she married her childhood sweetheart, Alvin C. Dobbs | 9 | | in 1960, and they had two children, Alvin Dywayne and Andreana | 10 | | Janell; the family traveled extensively throughout Europe | 11 | | while Alvin was in the military; when military service brought | 12 | | Alvin to Illinois, Jackie fell in love with the changing | 13 | | seasons, and they decided to stay and build a home in North | 14 | | Chicago; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Jackie Dobbs provided community service around | 16 | | the world, wherever her husband was stationed, and received | 17 | | numerous awards and letters of appreciation from the United | 18 | | States Army for her community service initiatives; once settled | 19 | | in Chicago, she then opened and operated a daycare and | 20 | | preschool for over 20 years; she taught her students to read | 21 | | and communicate in sign language; while serving as the Summer | 22 | | Camp Director for Foss Park, she wrote several grants to help | 23 | | employ disadvantaged youth as camp counselors; she also owned |
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| 1 | | and operated a janitorial service and had several housing | 2 | | contracts in North Chicago; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Jackie Dobbs served as the District Coordinator | 4 | | for Meals on Wheels and as the Housing Chair for the NAACP; she | 5 | | served in many roles in her church, Mt. Moriah Christian | 6 | | Center, including as Hospitality Chairman and as a Church | 7 | | Trustee; she was a member of the Links, Incorporated, Harbor | 8 | | Lites Chapter, where she had served as Chair of the Nominating | 9 | | Committee; she was a former member of Jack and Jill of America, | 10 | | North Shore Chapter, where she served as Historian and a member | 11 | | of the Lion's Club International, Waukegan Uptown Lions | 12 | | Chapter; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Jackie Dobbs is survived by her daughter, | 14 | | Andreana; her special sons, Christopher and Dennis; her | 15 | | brothers-in-law, Ronald and Johnny; her special cousin, Inell; | 16 | | her great nieces, Tierny and Tiffany; her special children, BJ | 17 | | and Cathy Coleman; and her special friends whom she loved | 18 | | dearly, Evelyn Alexander, Deloris Boys, Daisy Brooks, Adrenis | 19 | | Hurt, Cynthia Jackson, Catherine Johnson, Patricia Jones, | 20 | | Edith Newsome, Elinor Ransom, Essie Woods, and Mary Woods; | 21 | | therefore, be it
| 22 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 23 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| 1 | | Jackie Marie Dobbs and extend our sincere condolences to her | 2 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 3 | | further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to the family of Jackie Dobbs as an expression of our | 6 | | deepest sympathy.
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