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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois
3 learned with regret of the death of Ruth Payne Jones on
4 February 23, 2006; and
 
5     WHEREAS, She was born on March, 21, 1929, in St. Louis,
6 Missouri, the youngest of five children of Ruth Bush Payne and
7 Willis Newton Payne; she graduated from Sumner High School in
8 1946 and attended Stowe Teacher's College in St. Louis; she
9 married Virgil James Jones in 1955 and relocated to Chicago;
10 and
 
11     WHEREAS, Ms. Jones' first job was at an encyclopedia
12 company, and later she worked as a medical clerk for the
13 Illinois Department of Public Aid; she spent the majority of
14 her professional career at the Chicago Housing Authority;
15 during her 28-year tenure, she held a variety of positions at
16 housing developments across the city; her position prior to
17 retirement was as an income receiver; upon retirement, she
18 volunteered at St. Sabina Academy as a tutor and also assisted
19 in the church business office; and
 
20     WHEREAS, She was baptized at Holy Angels Catholic Church in
21 South Kinloch, Missouri, in 1948, and accepted Jesus Christ as
22 her personal Lord and Savior in 1990; she had been a member of
23 St. Sabina Church since 1986, where she served on the Mother's
24 Board, Hospitality, and Usher ministries; she was unwavering in
25 her faith and remained steadfast in her commitment to family,
26 especially her children; she was a devoted mother, and caring
27 grandmother; and
 
28     WHEREAS, The passing of Ruth Payne Jones has been deeply
29 felt by many, especially her sister, Georgia Johnson; her
30 children, Gail Terrell (Michael), Keith Andre' Jones, and
31 Virgil James Jones, Jr. (Sharisse); her niece, Patricia

 

 

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1 Pollock; her grandchildren, Brandy Rogers, Nathaniel Rogers,
2 Jennifer Jones, Pamela Jones, Noah Jones, Asher Jones, Marisia
3 Terrell, Dwayne Terrell, Jennifer Terrell, and Shareem
4 Terrell; her great-grandchildren, Jade Bowen and Curtis Glass;
5 and her many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends; she was
6 preceded in death by her siblings, Harriet McCurtis, Willis
7 Payne, Jr., and David Payne; therefore, be it
 
8     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL
9 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
10 Ruth Payne Jones, and we extend our sincere condolences to her
11 family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it
12 further
 
13     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
14 presented to her family as an expression of our deepest
15 sympathy.