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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
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learn of the death of Mary Frances Bowers of Memphis, 
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Tennessee, formerly of Centralia, who passed away on December 
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30, 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, She was born on January 23, 1947 in Bolivar, 
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Tennessee; she was the daughter of John Henry and Bennie Ruth 
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(Crisp) Jones; and

 
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    WHEREAS, She graduated from Lincoln Grade School in 
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Centralia and Hammond High School in Hammond, Indiana; and

 
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    WHEREAS, She was employed with U.S. Steel as a computer 
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analyst until her retirement; she was of the Baptist faith; and

 
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    WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her parents; her 
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brothers, Butch Jones, Larry Jones, and Seneca Jones; and her 
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sisters, Sharon Addison, Melroy Perry, Marvaline Jones, and 
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Kathye Jones; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The passing of Mary Frances Bowers will be deeply 
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felt by those who knew and loved her, especially her husband, 
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Willie Bowers Jr.; her daughters, Tara Jones and Tonya Ordan 
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and husband, James; her adopted son, Trevion Decari 
 


 






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Jones-Bowers; her eighteen grandchildren; her sisters, Janet 
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Isaiah and husband, Oscar, and Penny Giboney; her brothers, 
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Johnnie R. Jones, Pierre Simmons and wife, Chris, and John H. 
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Daniels; her special friend, Carolyn Beavers; and many uncles, 
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aunts, nephews, nieces, and cousins; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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her family and friends, the passing of Mary Frances Bowers; and 
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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 Mary Frances Bowers as a symbol of 
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our sincere sympathy.