IL SR1413

Jesse D. Madison of Chicago died on August 8, 2014; born January 1, 1939 in Memphis, Tennessee; graduated from Manassas High School in 1956 and received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Roosevelt University in 1969.

Served in the Illinois General Assembly as a State Representative for 2 terms starting in 1974 and received the 1976 "Best Legislator" Award from the Independent Voters of Illinois.

Appointed as Chicago's first Commissioner of Consumer Services by Mayor Harold Washington, and later became the first African-American General Superintendent and Chief Executive Officer of the Chicago Park District, serving until May 1990.

Served as a Board Member of the Illinois Prisoner Review Board since 2004 and held leadership positions with the Abraham Lincoln Centre and other civic organizations over more than 40 years of community service.

The Illinois Senate mourns his passing and extends condolences to his widow Frances (married 54 years), 2 daughters, 3 grandchildren, and surviving siblings.