Illinois SR 838: MEMORIAL - LEAMON K. JESSUP

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SR0838LRB104 13489 MST 25935 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 

3to learn of the death of Joane Margaret Watkins; and

4 WHEREAS, Joane Watkins was born in Chicago to Parks and 

5Louise (Thompson) Watkins on August 15, 1935; she graduated in 

61953 from John Marshall High School and attended Roosevelt 

7University while working as a caseworker for the Department of 

8Human Services in the Austin, Garfield, and Lawndale 

9communities; and

10 WHEREAS, Joane Watkins was the matriarch of the 

11Thompson-Watkins Family Tree and a descendant of the freed 

12slave, Wade Watkins from Halls, Tennessee; and

13 WHEREAS, Joane Watkins enjoyed volunteering, family 

14events, music, dancing, and traveling; and

15 WHEREAS, Joane Watkins received a birthday resolution from 

16President Obama for her 80th Birthday; she received the 2025 

17President's Lifetime Achievement Award and a congratulatory 

18award letter from President Biden for serving over 50,000 

19volunteer hours in the Austin community as a board member of, 

20Diondai's Place Breast Cancer Support; she enjoyed mentoring 

21and participating in events at the Austin Branch Library and 

SR0838- 2 -LRB104 13489 MST 25935 r

1the Goodman Theatre, as well as Lupus walks, the Juneteenth 

2Peace Walk, and many others; and

3 WHEREAS, Joane Watkins was preceded in death by her 

4parents; her children, Louis Michael and Barbara; and her 

5siblings, Lawrence and Lorraine Watkins, Lillian Broussard, 

6Laura Harden, Lenora Godwin, Lois Davis, Barbara Harden, and 

7Nancy Bains; and

8 WHEREAS, Joane Watkins is survived by her children, Sheila 

9(Ronald) Smith, Sharon Cobbs, Diondai (Edwin Jr.) 

10Brown-Whitfield, Joseph (Kare