,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #aia  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,april #bf1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,hastings of ,florida submitted the
 following resolution2 which was        
referred to the ,committee on ,oversight
 and ,government ,reform  ,,resolution  
,honoring ,jacoby ,dickens1 the         
successful1 community-oriented          
,african-,american financier and        
philanthropist in ,chicago1 ,illinois4  
,whereas ,jacoby ,dickens has become a  
prominent representation of the         
,american ,dream through his remarkable 
growth from humble beginnings in        
,florida to renowned financier of       
,seaway ,bank  ,trust ,co42 ,whereas    
,dickens has distinguished himself as   
much for his philanthropic efforts as   
for his entrepreneurial successes1      
constantly investing into the           
,african-,american community2 ,whereas  
,jacoby ,d4 ,dickens was born in ,panama
 ,city1 ,florida1 on ,june #ai1 #aica1  
one of six children1 in a low-income    

household and went on to complete his   
high school education at ,wendell       
,phillips ,high ,school in the ,south   
,side of ,chicago2 ,whereas ,mr4        
,dickens began saving money while       
working as a building engineer and used 
his savings to invest in real estate2   
,whereas ,mr4 ,dickens used the returns 
of his successful investments in real   
estate to invest in multiple bowling    
alleys across ,chicago1 and gained      
exposure as a financial up-and-comer2   
,whereas ,mr4 ,dickens became chairman  
of ,seaway ,bank  ,co4 in #aihc1 just #d
 years after joining their board2       
,whereas ,seaway was one of very few    
banks willing to provide loans in tough 
neighborhoods in the ,south ,side of    
,chicago1 primarily due to the ,mr4     
,dickens' model of success2 ,whereas    
,mr4 ,dickens built a #ejj1jjj1jjj      
organization while focusing on          
dedicating his services to              
,african-,americans in lower income     
communities1 at a time when many were   

unwilling to take such risks2 ,whereas  
countless businesses1 families1 and     
communities at large were impacted by   
,mr4 ,dickens' trust in people2 ,whereas
 ,mr4 ,dickens believed that people are 
equal and deserve the opportunity to    
better themselves2 and ,whereas ,seaway 
,co4 was originally only one of few     
banks in ,chicago owned by              
,african-,americans1 but is now one of  
the largest and most successful banks in
 the city3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that
 the ,house of ,representatives--  7#a7 
honors ,jacoby ,dickens1 the successful1
 community-oriented ,african-,american  
financier and philanthropist in         
,chicago1 ,illinois1 for his dedication 
to increasing equity amongst lower      
income ,african-,americans2  7#b7 joins 
,jacoby ,dickens and other philanthropic
 entrepreneurs in promoting equal access
 to financial betterment for            
underprivileged communities2 and  7#c7  
believes that the fruit of thoughtful   
risk taking is the backbone of success  

in the ,united ,states2 and  7#d7       
encourages each individual's pursuit of 
life1 liberty1 and happiness4