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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of Officer Stevenson "Steve" Jones of Elgin, | ||||||
| 4 | who passed away on May 7, 2017; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Officer Jones was born on June 13, 1957; and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, Officer Jones was a veteran of the Elgin Police | ||||||
| 7 | Department and a school resource officer at Kimball Middle | ||||||
| 8 | School; he worked for 28 years making Elgin a better place to | ||||||
| 9 | live; he was well known throughout Elgin, where he spent his | ||||||
| 10 | entire career after being hired in 1989; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Officer Jones worked patrol for many years and was | ||||||
| 12 | a member of the department's drug unit and the | ||||||
| 13 | multijurisdictional North Central Narcotics Task Force; and | ||||||
| 14 | WHEREAS, Officer Jones ran a mentoring program for kids, | ||||||
| 15 | connecting them with people he knew in the community; he helped | ||||||
| 16 | organize the "community conversations" series held between | ||||||
| 17 | police and residents at Second Baptist Church of Elgin; he was | ||||||
| 18 | active with the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement | ||||||
| 19 | Executives; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Officer Jones earned 16 letters of appreciation, a | ||||||
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| 1 | department commendation in 1995, and distinguished service | ||||||
| 2 | awards in 2010 and 2015; and | ||||||
| 3 | WHEREAS, Officer Jones enjoyed sports and was a fan of the | ||||||
| 4 | Chicago Bulls; he recently organized a visit at Kimball Middle | ||||||
| 5 | School by Jarrett Payton, son of the late Walter Payton, the | ||||||
| 6 | former Chicago Bears running back; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Officer Jones became very popular among the | ||||||
| 8 | students and staff at Kimball Middle School in Elgin; many of | ||||||
| 9 | the students described him as amazing, legendary, and some even | ||||||
| 10 | said he was a father figure to them; he was very approachable | ||||||
| 11 | and took many of the younger officers under his wing sharing | ||||||
| 12 | many of his life experience; therefore, be it
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| 13 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 14 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 15 | Officer Stevenson "Steve" Jones, and extend our sincere | ||||||
| 16 | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
| 17 | him; and be it further
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| 18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 19 | presented to the family of Officer Jones as an expression of | ||||||
| 20 | our deepest sympathy.
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