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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of  James Deanes; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, James Deanes was employed with the Chicago Public 
5School system for almost 20 years in roles that included 
6special assistant to the President of the Chicago Board of 
7Education; he retired from CPS in 2013 as senior policy adviser 
8for Local School Council relations; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, James Deanes was a driving force behind the school 
10reform movement that created the Local School Council model 
11still largely in use today; he was appointed in 1987 by the 
12late Mayor Harold Washington to lead the Parent Community 
13Council, which helped persuade Illinois lawmakers to pass 
14legislation creating the LSCs, giving parents more of a role in 
15their children's education; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, James Deanes was an active member of his 
17community; he started youth baseball teams in the Austin 
18neighborhood, led anti-drug marches on Saturday nights, and 
19served on PTAs, councils, and other school organizations; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, James Deanes was preceded in death by his wife, 
21Evelyn; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, James Deanes is survived by his children, Kenya, 
2Corey, James, Malcolm, and Denna; therefore, be it
  
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL 
4ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his 
5family and friends, mourn the passing of James Deanes; and be 
6it further
  
 
7    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
8presented to the family of James Deanes as an expression of our 
9sympathy.