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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Eugene
4 Jones, who passed away on April 9, 2010; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Eugene Jones joined the United States Army on
6 September 15, 1958; during basic training, he became a 1st and
7 2nd Class Gunner and a Sharpshooter; while serving in Germany
8 as a Specialist 4, he was injured in the line of duty; he
9 received an honorable discharge from the military on May 9,
10 1961; and
 
11     WHEREAS, Eugene Jones earned his GED while serving in
12 Germany; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Eugene Jones was employed with the Cook County
14 Department of Corrections from 1970 until his retirement in
15 1992; and
 
16     WHEREAS, Eugene Jones is survived by his wife, Marsha F.
17 Jones; his children, Kym, Kelly, George, and Percy; his 22
18 grandchildren; and his 10 great-grandchildren; therefore, be
19 it
 
20     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE

 

 

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1 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
2 mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Eugene
3 Jones; and be it further
 
4     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
5 presented to the family of Eugene Jones as an expression of our
6 sympathy.