Full Text of HR0679 94th General Assembly
HR0679 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives wish to express their sincere condolences to | 4 |
| the family and friends of Jacqueline Deline Skinner, who passed | 5 |
| away on October 18, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Jacqueline Skinner was born on March 29, 1945 in | 7 |
| Detroit, Michigan as the first child of Minnie E. Skinner and | 8 |
| Hayes W. Skinner II; she shared a loving childhood with her | 9 |
| identical twin sister, Gwendolyn (Gwen), and her brother Hayes | 10 |
| III (known as Hayes, Jr.); and
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| WHEREAS, Jacqueline Skinner was educated in Chicago; she | 12 |
| was a student at Lutheran Elementary and Parker High School, | 13 |
| attended Loop Junior College (now Harold Washington), and | 14 |
| earned certification as a certified nurse's aide (CNA) from the | 15 |
| Dawson Technical Institute; and
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| WHEREAS, She and her sister Gwendolyn were the first | 17 |
| African American women to model for the Barbizon School of | 18 |
| Modeling in 1965; they were also back-up dancers to famous | 19 |
| entertainers like Jackie Wilson and Otis Redding; and
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| WHEREAS, Jacqueline Skinner began her own family when she | 21 |
| met the love of her life, James Powell; on December 29, 1968, | 22 |
| she gave birth to their first and only child, Derek, Hayes | 23 |
| Skinner; and | 24 |
| WHEREAS, Ms. Skinner was a tireless worker and addressed | 25 |
| all of her career and volunteer efforts with utmost | 26 |
| professionalism; she worked in programs like Brainerd | 27 |
| Development Corp.; most recently through her affiliation with | 28 |
| Illinois State Representative Monique Davis, she worked for | 29 |
| Human Resource Development, Inc (HRDI); in this capacity, she | 30 |
| taught the understanding and prevention of HIV/AIDS; as a |
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| dedicated community worker, she also volunteered for Rep. | 2 |
| Davis' district office and for Chicago Alderman Howard | 3 |
| Brookins; and
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| WHEREAS, Jacqueline Skinner was also active in her faith; | 5 |
| she was baptized in the Lutheran church; in 2001, she accepted | 6 |
| her calling in the Unity faith and joined South Side Unity | 7 |
| Center of Christianity in Chicago; her many accomplishments and | 8 |
| contributions at South Side Unity included: the Hospitality | 9 |
| Ministry; the Disciples Ministry; the church Leadership | 10 |
| Council; the Prayer Ministry; volunteering in the church | 11 |
| office; updating the church bulletin board; helping redesign | 12 |
| the church bulletins; recruiting and supporting the children of | 13 |
| the Youth Ministry; providing nursing care to members of the | 14 |
| church; working in the church bookstore; presenting the | 15 |
| HIV/AIDS Awareness program to the youth department; and working | 16 |
| as a liaison between the church and the surrounding community; | 17 |
| her awards included commendations for Volunteer of the Month, | 18 |
| Student of the Year, and Perfect Class Attendance; and
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| WHEREAS, Her hobbies included dancing, swimming, | 20 |
| volunteering, and reading; and
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| WHEREAS, She is preceded in death by her husband, James | 22 |
| Powell, her aunt, Miltoria Moore, and other relatives whose | 23 |
| memories we treasure; and | 24 |
| WHEREAS, The passing of Jacqueline Deline Skinner will be | 25 |
| felt by all who knew and loved her, especially her parents; her | 26 |
| very special stepmother, Claire Skinner; her sister, | 27 |
| Gwendolyn; her brother; Hayes III; her sister, Juanita Johnson; | 28 |
| her son, Derek (Yvonne); her granddaughters, Dasia, Deeva, and | 29 |
| Domanek; her nephew, Datten; her nieces, Renada "Princess" and | 30 |
| Tesha; her God-parents, Johnetta "Shug" and Doug Montgomery, | 31 |
| her aunt, Fredonia Bey; her uncle, Quinten Moore; her cousin, | 32 |
| Elsie Allen; her very special friend, Ms. Carolyn Haley; and |
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| her aunts, uncles, cousins, and a host of loving relatives, | 2 |
| friends, and church members; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 4 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 5 |
| we mourn, along with all who knew and loved her, the death of | 6 |
| Jacqueline Deline Skinner; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 |
| presented to the family of Jacqueline Deline Skinner.
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