Bill Text: IL SR1294 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Alan "Jack" Diamond.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-01-13 - Resolution Adopted [SR1294 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR1294-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of Alan "Jack" Diamond of Waukegan, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on May 16, 2020; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Jack Diamond was born to Nathan and Ernestine | ||||||
| 6 | (Choyke) Diamond in Chicago in 1936; he graduated from Waukegan | ||||||
| 7 | High School and later served in the US Army from 1956 to 1958; | ||||||
| 8 | he was honorably discharged after a tour of duty in Europe; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Jack Diamond began his career with the Lake County | ||||||
| 10 | Highway Department; he then served as a Deputy Sheriff for the | ||||||
| 11 | Lake County Sheriff's Office and later held administrative | ||||||
| 12 | positions with the Illinois Secretary of State and the Illinois | ||||||
| 13 | State Toll Highway Authority; he retired as the Facility | ||||||
| 14 | Director at the Ann Kiley Center in Waukegan; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Jack Diamond was a proud member of several | ||||||
| 16 | organizations, including the Medinah Shrine (Lake County | ||||||
| 17 | Shrine), the Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of IL (Waukegan and | ||||||
| 18 | Milburn Lodges), the A.A.S.R. Northern Masonic Jurisdiction | ||||||
| 19 | Valley of Chicago, the Fraternal Order of Eagles, the Loyal | ||||||
| 20 | Order of Moose, the Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks, the | ||||||
| 21 | Illinois Police Association, and the Police Association of Cape | ||||||
| 22 | Coral, Florida; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Jack Diamond loved boating, fishing, cruising the | ||||||
| 2 | Caribbean with family, and riding his Harley; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Jack Diamond was preceded in death by his parents; | ||||||
| 4 | his brother, Bruce Diamond; and his ex-sister-in-law, Esterle | ||||||
| 5 | (Goldberg) Coburn; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Jack Diamond is survived by his loving wife of 54 | ||||||
| 7 | years, Ronelle M. (Gannon) Diamond; his daughter, Kimberly | ||||||
| 8 | Smith (Perry S. Smith, Jr); his grandchild, Jordan A. Smith; | ||||||
| 9 | his nephew, Paul Diamond; his niece, Sandee (Diamond) Hunt; and | ||||||
| 10 | his cousins, Dick, Bill, and Jim Choyke; therefore, be it
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| 11 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
| 12 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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| 13 | Alan "Jack" Diamond and extend our sincere
condolences to his | ||||||
| 14 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | ||||||
| 15 | further
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| 16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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| 17 | presented to the family of Jack Diamond as an expression of
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| 18 | deepest sympathy.
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