Gov. Pritzker Calls for the Audience at the Memorial Service to Follow in the Footsteps of the Late Rev. Jesse Jackson

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PRITZKER: “To his beloved wife, Jackie, to his loving children, Santita and Jesse Jr., Jonathan, Yusef, Ashley, Jacqueline and the entire family, MK and I and our whole family grieve with you in your loss. While Reverend Jackson meant so much to the world, you were the world to him. (applause) We will forever be grateful for your sacrifice and sharing him with the rest of us. (applause) To honor his legacy, let today be a new beginning, not an ending. Let’s follow in his footsteps and be trailblazers and not just pathfinders. Let’s bring justice to a too often unjust world until it rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream. May Jesse Jackson’s memory be a blessing to us all.”