File #: 18-6974    Version: 1 Name: HONORING COMMISSIONER JERRY BUTLER
Type: Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 11/8/2018 In control: President
On agenda: 11/14/2018 Final action: 11/14/2018
Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION HONORING COMMISSIONER JERRY BUTLER WHEREAS, Commissioner Jerry Butler (3rd District) will vacate his seat on the Cook County Board of Commissioners on November 30, 2018 after 32 outstanding years of public service to the residents of Cook County; and WHEREAS, a native of Sunflower, Mississippi, Commissioner Butler was brought to the City of Chicago during the Great Migration by his parents who were searching for wartime jobs; and WHEREAS, Commissioner Butler grew up in Cabrini-Green projects and attended Washburne Vocational High School; and WHEREAS, Commissioner Butler is a known soul singer, composer and producer who began performing in church and rose to be an award winning artist; and WHEREAS, Commissioner Butler is affectionately known as the "Iceman" for his smooth and effortless style seen throughout his music; and WHEREAS, Commissioner Butler's musical career began with a rhythm and blues music group he and Curtis Mayfield formed called The Impress...
Sponsors: TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), LUIS ARROYO JR, RICHARD R. BOYKIN, JOHN P. DALEY, DENNIS DEER, JOHN A. FRITCHEY, BRIDGET GAINER, JESÚS G. GARCÍA, GREGG GOSLIN, EDWARD M. MOODY, STANLEY MOORE, SEAN M. MORRISON, TIMOTHY O. SCHNEIDER, PETER N. SILVESTRI, DEBORAH SIMS, LARRY SUFFREDIN, JEFFREY R. TOBOLSKI
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PROPOSED RESOLUTION

HONORING COMMISSIONER JERRY BUTLER

WHEREAS, Commissioner Jerry Butler (3rd District) will vacate his seat on the Cook County Board of Commissioners on November 30, 2018 after 32 outstanding years of public service to the residents of Cook County; and

WHEREAS, a native of Sunflower, Mississippi, Commissioner Butler was brought to the City of Chicago during the Great Migration by his parents who were searching for wartime jobs; and

WHEREAS, Commissioner Butler grew up in Cabrini-Green projects and attended Washburne Vocational High School; and

WHEREAS, Commissioner Butler is a known soul singer, composer and producer who began performing in church and rose to be an award winning artist; and

WHEREAS, Commissioner Butler is affectionately known as the "Iceman" for his smooth and effortless style seen throughout his music; and

WHEREAS, Commissioner Butler's musical career began with a rhythm and blues music group he and Curtis Mayfield formed called The Impressions; and

WHEREAS, The Impressions' hit and gold record, "For Your Precious Love", is a song Commissioner Butler c-wrote; and

WHEREAS, in the 1960s, Commissioner Butler began his solo career where he had numerous hit albums and songs, including "He Will Break Your Heart", "Find Another Girl", "I'm A-Telling You", "Only the Strong Survive", "Moon River", "Need To Belong", "Make It Easy on Yourself", "Let It Be Me", "Brand New Me", "Ain't Understanding Mellow", "Hey, Western Union Man", and "Never Give You Up"; and

WHEREAS, Commissioner Butler was inspired by the impact of the civil rights movement and he transitioned from life as a soul artist to life as a public servant; and

WHEREAS, Commissioner Butler was elected to the Cook County Board of Commissioners in 1985 for the 3rd district, covering areas from Streeterville, Near North, Bronzeville and as southwest as the Auburn Gresham community; and

WHEREAS, Commissioner Butler cares deeply about the injustices that occur w...

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