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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Phillip 
4Jackson of Chicago, who passed away on November 4, 2018; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Phillip Jackson was born in Chicago on September 
622, 1950; he graduated from Roosevelt University in 1974 with a 
7Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and National Louis University 
8with a certificate in education; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Phillip Jackson began working for Kroch's and 
10Brentano's Book Stores in 1969; over the course of his 24-year 
11career, he reached the  position of Senior Vice President of 
12Operations, but left the organization after they attempted to 
13strip employees of their pensions; he led, financed, and won a 
14class-action lawsuit that restored pensions to wrongfully 
15terminated employees; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Phillip Jackson worked in human services at the 
17Chicago Office of Management and Budget in 1994 before joining 
18Chicago Public Schools in 1995, where he served as Deputy Chief 
19of Staff, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, and Chief of 
20Staff; he joined the Chicago Housing Authority as CEO in 1999; 
21in 2000, he moved to the Office of the Mayor for the City of 
22Chicago, where he served as Chief of Education; and
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, In 1996, Phillip Jackson founded The Black Star 
2Project, an educational nonprofit reform organization located 
3in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago whose mission is to 
4eliminate the racial academic achievement gap by improving the 
5lives of those living in African American and Latino 
6communities by providing mentoring and tutoring services to 
7help students, parents, and community members become 
8productive citizens in their neighborhoods; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Phillip Jackson was active with the Boys and Girls 
10Clubs of Chicago, where he served as CEO for one year before 
11devoting himself full-time to the Black Star Project; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Phillip Jackson received many honors, including 
13the  Chicago Cares Power of One Leadership Award, the Education 
14Champion of Change for America by The White House, the Champion 
15of Social Justice by the Chicago African Americans in 
16Philanthropy, the Citizen of the Year by Omega Psi Phi 
17Fraternity, the Monarch Man of the Year in Education by Alpha 
18Kappa Alpha Sorority, the Reclaim Our Youth Honoree by 
19Operation Push, the Education Man of the Year for the Bud 
20Billiken Parade, the Illinois Educator of the Year for the 7th 
21Congressional District of Illinois, the Champion of Social 
22Justice by Chicago African Americans In Philanthropy, and the 
232003 Ricky Birdson Father of the Year Award for the State of 
 
 
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1Illinois by the Illinois Fatherhood Initiative; he was also 
2named as one of the Chicago Defender's 50 Men of Excellence and 
3received the Cook County State Attorney's Community 
4Empowerment Award; therefore, be it
  
 
  
5    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
6HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
7mourn the passing of Phillip Jackson and extend our sincere 
8condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved 
9him; and be it further
  
 
10    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
11presented to  the family of  Phillip Jackson as an expression of 
12our deepest sympathy.