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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, State Representative Monique D. Davis and the 
3Illinois House of Representatives are saddened to  learn of the 
4death of
Jon Alexander Daye, who passed away on July 8, 2010; 
5and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Jon Daye was well known by many for being on the 
7cutting edge of new forms of media; in the early 1970s, he 
8began appearing on talk television, where he chose topics 
9regarding the African-American community at large; through his 
10shows, he provided a forum for black candidates, judges, 
11aldermen and county officials to express their message to the 
12community; his guests included former Chicago Mayors Harold 
13Washington and Eugene Sawyer; he and his shows were also 
14instrumental in the election of U.S. Senator Roland Burris and 
15Cook County Board President Todd Stroger; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Jon Daye was a radio personality on WVON Radio's 
17"On Target"; he was a television talk show host on Star Planet 
18Television Network, Cable Channel 25; he was also the host of 
19"Straight Talk", which led to his own show, "News Talk", on 
20Rev. Harold Bailey's PCC Network; and
  
 
21    WHEREAS, Jon Daye was an author and the founder and 
22president of several worthwhile awards, including the coveted 
 
 
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1Kizzy Award, which recognized women for their professional 
2accomplishments and community service, the Success Awards, 
3which recognized men for their distinguished accomplishments, 
4and the Black Woman Hall of Fame Foundation, which recognized a 
5long list of women luminaries with the Bethune-Tubman Truth 
6Award; through his various awards programs, he reached out to 
7innumerable local and national "dignitaries" - recipients of 
8his awards; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Jon Daye is survived by his fiancee, Bernadine 
10Whiteurst; his daughters, Christy Robinson (Dore) and Tracy 
11Landing; his grandchildren; and his many other family members 
12and friends; therefore, be it
  
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
14NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
15mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Jon 
16Alexander Daye; and be it further
  
 
17    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
18presented to the family of Jon Daye as an expression of our 
19sympathy.