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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are saddened to  learn of the death of
Jon 
4Alexander Daye, who passed away on July 8, 2010; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Jon Daye was well known by many for being on the 
6cutting edge of the 21st century; in the early 1970s, he began 
7appearing on talk television, where he chose topics regarding 
8the African-American community at large; through his shows, he 
9provided a forum for black candidates, judges, aldermen and 
10county officials to express their message to the community; his 
11guests included former Chicago Mayors Harold Washington and 
12Eugene Sawyer; he and his shows were also instrumental in the 
13election of U.S. Senator Roland Burris and Cook County Board 
14President Todd Stroger; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Jon Daye was a radio personality on WVON Radio's 
16"On Target"; he was a television talk show host on Star Planet 
17Television Network, Cable Channel 25; he was also the host of 
18"Straight Talk", which led to his own show, "News Talk", on 
19Rev. Harold Bailey's PCC Network; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Jon Daye was an author and the founder and 
21president of several worthwhile awards, including the coveted 
22Kizzy Award, which recognized women for their professional 
 
 
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1accomplishments and community service, the Success Awards, 
2which recognized men for their distinguished accomplishments, 
3and the Black Woman Hall of Fame Foundation, which recognized a 
4long list of women luminaries with the Bethune-Tubman Truth 
5Award; through his various awards programs, he reached out to 
6innumerable local and national "dignitaries" - recipients of 
7his awards; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Jon Daye is survived by his fiancee, Bernadine 
9Whiteurst; his daughters, Christy Robinson (Dore) and Tracy 
10Landing; his grandchildren; and his many other family members 
11and friends; therefore, be it
  
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
13NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
14mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Jon 
15Alexander Daye; and be it further
  
 
16    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
17presented to the family of Jon Daye as an expression of our 
18sympathy.