Full Text of SR0668 94th General Assembly
SR0668 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 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
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| 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 |
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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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| 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
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| 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 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 |
| presented to her family as an expression of our deepest | 15 |
| sympathy.
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