Full Text of SR0213 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Charles "Chuck" E. Jones of Peoria, | 4 | | who passed away on March 16, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Chuck Jones was born to Homer and Minnie Jones on | 6 | | October 21, 1928; he grew up in Peoria Heights where he | 7 | | attended Kelly Avenue School and graduated from Woodruff High | 8 | | School in 1947; he enlisted in the Army in 1947 and served in | 9 | | the Korean War; he married Norma Theobald in East Peoria on | 10 | | November 18, 1956; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Chuck Jones worked for the Peoria Journal Star | 12 | | before going to work at Multi-Ad, retiring after 25 years; he | 13 | | often worked multiple jobs, including as an ironworker, a | 14 | | millwright, and a volunteer firefighter in Richwoods Township; | 15 | | and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Chuck Jones was active at the American Legion | 17 | | Post 2 and served as a member of the Honor Guard; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Chuck Jones was a loving man who was passionate | 19 | | about family and living life to its fullest; he was quick to | 20 | | make friends with anyone who crossed his path; he spent years | 21 | | at his home on the east bluff repairing bicycles, patching |
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| 1 | | tires, or just putting air in the bike tires for all the | 2 | | neighborhood kids who called him Mr. Chuck; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Chuck Jones was preceded in death by his parents; | 4 | | his brother; and eight sisters; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Chuck Jones is survived by his wife of 64 years, | 6 | | Norma; his daughters, Kathy (Brad) Dressel, Karen (Don) | 7 | | O'Brien, and Kelli (KC) Coleman-Jones; his grandchildren, | 8 | | Joshua Dressel, Dylan Dressel, Megan Edwards, Jeni Simkins, | 9 | | Jeremy O'Brien, and Weston Holt; his great-grandchildren, Brea | 10 | | Simkins, Kealy Simkins, and Wayne O'Brien; and his sister, | 11 | | Angie (Alfred) Firmand; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 14 | | Charles "Chuck" E. Jones and extend our sincere condolences to | 15 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 16 | | further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Chuck Jones as an expression of our | 19 | | deepest sympathy.
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