Full Text of SR0624 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Ruth "Grandma" Jones, who passed away on | 4 | | October 10, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ruth Jones was born on March 17, 1926 in | 6 | | Birmingham, Alabama to the Reverend Archie and Carrie Manning; | 7 | | she married Charles Jones, Sr.; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Ruth Jones was a homemaker and loved caring for | 9 | | her children and grandchildren; eventually she became the | 10 | | "neighborhood nanny" and cared for numerous children from the | 11 | | community while their parents went to work and school; she had | 12 | | such an affect that the Grandma Jones Daycare Centers I and III | 13 | | in Calumet City now proudly bear her name in dedication; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Ruth Jones joined the Greater Mount Sinai Baptist | 15 | | Church in 1942 and was a member for over 25 years; she served | 16 | | the church in a variety of positions including the choir, | 17 | | nurse's board, church secretary, and trustee; she later joined | 18 | | New Shining Light Baptist Church and served there for 10 years; | 19 | | she then joined Fountain of Life Church of Christ and served in | 20 | | the ministry as President of the Pastor's Aide Ministry; she | 21 | | received her Evangelist License and was appointed Church | 22 | | Mother, serving faithfully at the Fountain of Life Church of |
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| 1 | | God in Christ for over 30 years; in 2010, she joined Devine | 2 | | Word Ministries and was appointed to the Mother's Ministry; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Ruth Jones was preceded in death by her parents; | 4 | | her husband; her sisters; her brothers; and her eldest son; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ruth Jones is survived by her son, Rogers (Wendy); | 6 | | her daughter, Betty; her grandchildren, Chauncey (Lydia), | 7 | | Cherae (Reginald), Cordell (Crystal) Drake, Bryce, Karol, and | 8 | | Richard; her great-grandchildren, Chaundia, Kennedy, Earehc', | 9 | | Jacob, Maurice, Ciara, Phylicia, Raymond, Karen, and London; | 10 | | her many nieces, nephews, and cousins; her close friends, | 11 | | Jackie Jones and Fredonia Bey; and a host of other relatives | 12 | | and friends; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 15 | | Ruth "Grandma" Jones, and extend our sincere condolences to her | 16 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 17 | | further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Ruth Jones as an expression of our | 20 | | deepest sympathy.
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