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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Howard Jones, Jr. of Lake Forest, who 
4passed away on March 9, 2015; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Howard Jones, Jr. was born in Oak Park on February 
619, 1929 to Howard, Sr. and Margaret (Fisher);  he attended 
7Ascension Grade School and Fenwick High School in Oak Park and 
8Rockhurst College in Kansas City, Missouri; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, In the 1950s, Howard Jones, Jr. worked in various 
10jobs in Miami Beach and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, a locale that 
11would forever be his home away from home; he married Nancy 
12Keenan on September 13, 1958 in Oak Park; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Howard Jones, Jr. began his business career with 
14the Insurance Company of North America (INA), and later as the 
15owner/operator of his own independent agency in Deerfield, Lake 
16Forest, and Forest Park; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Howard Jones, Jr. was an avid athlete and enjoyed 
18tennis, basketball, baseball, football, and hockey; he coached 
19numerous little league baseball and basketball teams in 
20Deerfield; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Howard Jones, Jr. was preceded in death by his 
2parents, and his sister, Virginia; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, Howard Jones, Jr. is survived by his 5 sons, 
4Reverend Michael Keenan, Matthew (Carol), Mark, Patrick 
5(Lori), and Peter (Jennifer); his daughter, Nan Weitzman 
6(Scott); his grandchildren, Samuel, Carly, Dani, Jake, 
7Matthew, Charles, Anna, Howard William, III, Luke, Emma, Molly, 
8Murphy, Mac, and Max Weitzman; and countless friends in the 
9Chicago area as well as his many friends and neighbors in the 
10Ocean Colony community of Lauderdale by the Sea, Florida; 
11therefore, be it
  
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
13ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing 
14Howard Jones, Jr., and extend our sincere condolences to his 
15family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
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17    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
18presented to the family of Howard Jones, Jr. as an expression 
19of our deepest sympathy.