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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 Francis "Bud" Jones of Elwood, who passed |
| 4 | | away on August 7, 2016; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Francis Jones was born and raised in Joliet; he |
| 6 | | attended St. Patrick's Grade School, Washington Junior High |
| 7 | | School, and Joliet Catholic High School; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Francis Jones worked for the Alexander Lumber |
| 9 | | Company for 43 years until his retirement in 1999; he was a |
| 10 | | member of Teamster Local 179; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Francis Jones served his community as a member of |
| 12 | | the Elwood Village Board from 2007 until his death; he was a |
| 13 | | former Jackson Township Trustee and the former President of the |
| 14 | | Wyndstone Village Homeowners Association; and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, Francis Jones enjoyed traveling to Ireland, |
| 16 | | Italy, and Alaska with his wife; he was a devoted Chicago Bears |
| 17 | | and NASCAR fan and a member of Saint Joseph Catholic Church in |
| 18 | | Joliet; and
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| 19 | | WHEREAS, Francis Jones was preceded in death by his wife, |
| 20 | | Nancy (Olsen); his parents, Francis and Mary (Breen); his |
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| 1 | | sister, Kathleen Jones; his uncle, John (Lauretta) Breen; and |
| 2 | | numerous other aunts and uncles; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, Francis Jones is survived by his children, William |
| 4 | | (Annette) Jones and Judge Sarah Jones; his sister, Mary |
| 5 | | Virginia (Raymond) Sicinski; his brother, Raymond (Marilyn) |
| 6 | | Jones; his nieces, Laura Ballard and Stephanie (Jeff) Kastelic; |
| 7 | | his nephews, Michael (Christine) Sicinski, David (Nicole) |
| 8 | | Jones, and Daniel (Kelly) Jones; his great-nieces and nephews, |
| 9 | | Abby and Jonathan Sicinski, Ben, Annie, Sam, and Maggie |
| 10 | | Ballard, Jake, Julia, and Will Kastelic, and Benjamin, |
| 11 | | Samantha, Anna, and Owen Jones; numerous cousins; his lifelong |
| 12 | | friend, Norma Baudino; and dedicated friends and neighbors, |
| 13 | | Peg, Dick, Joan, Ron, and Bob; therefore, be it
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| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL |
| 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 16 | | Francis "Bud" Jones, and extend our sincere condolences to his |
| 17 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
| 18 | | further
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 20 | | presented to the family of Francis Jones as an expression of |
| 21 | | our deepest sympathy.
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