Full Text of SR0769 94th General Assembly
SR0769 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with regret of the death of Dr. James E. Jones of | 4 |
| Chicago on Wednesday, May 24, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Jones was raised by an uncle, who was a | 6 |
| Chicago physician, following the passing of his mother and | 7 |
| infant sister during childbirth; and
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| WHEREAS, He received an undergraduate degree in 1949 from | 9 |
| the University of Wisconsin and attended the University of | 10 |
| Illinois at Chicago School of Medicine, graduating with his | 11 |
| medical degree on June 19, 1953; that night he traveled to | 12 |
| Philadelphia to marry his fiancee, Jetta Norris; and
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| WHEREAS, He served his country as a member of the U.S. Air | 14 |
| Force, stationed at Bentwaters Royal Air Force Base in England, | 15 |
| with the rank of captain; and
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| WHEREAS, He did his residency at Cook County Hospital and | 17 |
| in the late 1960s, he joined the University of Chicago Hospital | 18 |
| as a clinical associate, where he was a mentor to many and | 19 |
| continued to have ties until his retirement in 2000; and | 20 |
| WHEREAS, Dr. Jones was known for his expertise and | 21 |
| willingness to help and teach; he had an ability to see the | 22 |
| positive side of things and is remembered by friends for his | 23 |
| charming and affable nature; and | 24 |
| WHEREAS, He and his wife were art collectors and active | 25 |
| with Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Dr. James E. Jones has been deeply | 27 |
| felt by many, especially his wife, Jetta Norris Jones; and his | 28 |
| children, Julie Min Simms, Josh Christian Jones, and Courtney |
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| Aurora Jones; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 3 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 4 |
| Dr. James E. Jones, and we extend our sincere condolences to | 5 |
| his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 6 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our deepest | 9 |
| sympathy.
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