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SR0149LRB104 12612 MST 23267 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 

3to learn of the death of Jerry "Iceman" Butler, who passed away 

4on February 20, 2025; and

5 WHEREAS, Jerry Butler's sharecropper parents moved his 

6family from Mississippi to Chicago in 1942 when he was three 

7years old; he grew up in what became the Cabrini-Green housing 

8development on Chicago's Near North Side; he attended James A. 

9Sexton School; he studied to be a chef at Washburne Trade 

10School before embarking on his career in music; he married 

11Annette Butler in 1959; and

12 WHEREAS, Jerry Butler achieved fame as a member of the 

13Impressions, who were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of 

14Fame in 1991, and later as a solo soul artist; his songs have 

15been sampled by numerous other musicians, including Missy 

16Elliott, Snoop Dogg, Method Man, and The Game; he is a 

17three-time Grammy Award nominee; he chaired the Rhythm & Blues 

18Foundation, which provides a wide range of assistance to 

19musicians and pushed the industry to provide medical and 

20retirement benefits; and

21 WHEREAS, Jerry Butler had a 32-year political career as a 

22member of the Cook County Board and was the longtime chairman 

SR0149- 2 -LRB104 12612 MST 23267 r

1of the powerful Health and Hospitals Committee; while serving 

2on the county board in 1993, he earned a master's degree in 

3public administration from Governors State University; his 

4true passion as a county commissioner was ensuring health care 

5for all, and he was at the forefront in opening John H. Stroger 

6Jr. Hospital of Cook County, replacing the old Cook County 

7Hospital, in 2002; he retired from the county board in 2018;