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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are saddened to  learn of the death of
Orlando 
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G. Jones, Sr.; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Orlando Jones, Sr. received his Bachelor of Arts 
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Degree from DePaul University and his Master of Public 
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Administration Degree from Roosevelt University; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Orlando Jones, Sr. held leadership positions in 
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industry and public service throughout his 20 year career; he 
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served as Vice President of Special Projects for the Rezmar 
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Corporation, a large-scale residential and commercial 
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development company; he served as Chief of Staff and Chief 
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Operating Officer to former Cook County Board President John 
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Stroger for 6 years, where he was responsible for the daily 
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operations of Cook County's government; he served as Chief 
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Operating Officer and Project Director of Provident Hospital of 
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Cook County, where he was responsible for the hospital's 
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day-to-day operations and its 700 employees, as well as its 
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redevelopment into a public hospital; he served as the Deputy 
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Director of Cook County Hospital, where he was responsible for 
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the facility and its 6,500 employees; he also served as 
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Associate Director of Clinical Services for Cook County 
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Hospital, where he was responsible for the creation of the 
 


 






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hospital's Office of Clinical Services and Office of Program, 
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Planning and Development; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Orlando Jones, Sr. was the owner and manager of 
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Premier Alliance Management, LLC, a company which provided 
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project management and strategic operational planning services 
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to private and public entities; he was also the owner of 
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Orlando Jones and Associates, a firm which specialized in 
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program development and crafting strategies, as well as 
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assisting in partnerships with units of local, State and 
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federal government; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Orlando Jones, Sr. was an active member within his 
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community; he was Chairman of the Cook County Care Foundation; 
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he served on the Boards of the Chicago Botanical Society, the 
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Cook County Employees Appeal Board, the Cove School, and the 
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Governmental Assistance Program;  he served as a member of the 
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State of Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board and the Health 
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Facilities Planning Board; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Orlando Jones, Sr. will be remembered by all who 
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knew and loved him as a hard worker and a genuine person; 
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therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
 


 






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mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of 
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Orlando G. Jones, Sr.; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Orlando G. Jones, Sr. as an 
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expression of our sympathy.