IL SR0585

Illinois Senate memorial resolution honoring Minister George H. Scott Jr. of Rockford, who passed away on January 17, 2026

Served as president of the Rockford branch of the NAACP beginning in 2022, overseeing 18 committees and organizing community initiatives including Black history events, the City-Wide Unity Picnic, and the Race Summit

Worked 35 years at Stellantis in management positions across multiple departments

Earned degrees from Rock Valley College, Stillman College (philosophy and religion, Freeland Scholar), and a doctorate from GMOR Theological Institute

Led efforts to establish a credit union, create community gardens, and was working to bring a mobile grocery to underserved areas at the time of his death