Full Text of SR1274 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 Eliza Butler Jones of North Chicago, who | 4 | | passed away on May 5, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Eliza Jones was born in Bernice, Louisiana on | 6 | | March 5, 1924 to Ollie and Rebecca Davis; growing up, she was a | 7 | | member of Shiloh Baptist Church in Bernice; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Eliza Jones moved to Evanston in 1948 and spent | 9 | | many years as a domiciliary worker; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Eliza Jones was a member of the Second Baptist | 11 | | Church, where she was a lead soloist, and later joined | 12 | | Springfield Baptist Church, where she also sang in the choir; | 13 | | in 1976, she moved to North Chicago and joined St. Paul Baptist | 14 | | Church; she later became a member of Christian Valley | 15 | | Missionary Baptist Church, where she served on the Mother Board | 16 | | and was a devoted giver; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Eliza Jones was preceded in death by her father, | 18 | | Ollie Davis; her mother, Rebecca Davis; brother, O.D. Davis; a | 19 | | sister, Linda Fay Kennedy; a niece, Bridget Davis; and 2 | 20 | | nephews, Roderick Davis and Elijah Cooper; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Eliza Jones is survived by her 2 sisters, Lena Mae | 2 | | Scott and Audrey H. Nixon; a sister-in-law, Ruthie Davis; and a | 3 | | host of nieces, nephews, and cousins; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 5 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 6 | | Eliza Butler Jones, and extend our sincere condolences to her | 7 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 8 | | further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the family of Eliza Jones as an expression of our | 11 | | deepest sympathy.
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