MEMORIAL-TARDIFAY JACKSON

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HR0702
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HOUSE RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
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Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Tardifay
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(Horton) Jackson, who passed away on February 13, 2026; and

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WHEREAS, Tardifay Jackson was born to Charlie Lee and
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Bessie Jefferson Horton in Chattanooga, Tennessee on January
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7, 1936; she attended East 5th Street Elementary School in
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Chattanooga and received a bachelor's degree in education from
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Tennessee State University in Nashville, where she pledged
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.; she also attended Chicago
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Teachers College, known today as Chicago State University, and
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earned a master's degree from Northeastern Illinois
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University; and

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WHEREAS, Tardifay Jackson met James Jackson while
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attending Tennessee State University, and they married in a
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chapel at Fort Rucker, Alabama; upon graduation, they moved to
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the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois; through
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their union, they had one child, Adrienne; and

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WHEREAS, Tardifay Jackson initially taught in the Chicago
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Public Schools on Chicago's West Side and then accepted a
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position at Madison Elementary School in South Holland School
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District 151, where she worked for more than 25 years; during

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her career, she was a celebrated educator who was known for her
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extraordinary ability in teaching students how to read; and

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WHEREAS, Tardifay Jackson committed to her faith at an
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early age; in her youth, she and her family attended Tucker
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Baptist Church, and she was baptized in July 1947; as an adult,
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she was a member of Calvary Baptist Church on Chicago's South
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Side, where she served on the Education and Scholarship Board
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and taught Vacation Bible School in the summers; she was also a
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den mother for the Cub Scouts of America; and

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WHEREAS, Tardifay Jackson loved spending time and
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traveling with her grandson, Quintin, and she was referred to
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as his "taxi-granny" for her willingness to drive him
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everywhere, especially to Burger King; and

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WHEREAS, Tardifay Jackson was preceded in death by her
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parents; her former husband; and her siblings, Ernest and
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Gloria; and

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WHEREAS, Tardifay Jackson is survived by her daughter,
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Adrienne (Michael); her grandson, Quintin; her sister, Doris
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Horton; and a host of relatives and friends; therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
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HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that

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we mourn the passing of Tardifay (Horton) Jackson and extend
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our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who
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knew and loved her; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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presented to the family of Tardifay Jackson as an expression
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of our deepest sympathy.

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