Full Text of SR0042 101st 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 Irma L. Jones, who passed away on January | 4 | | 11, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Irma Jones was born in Grenada, Mississippi to | 6 | | Dump and Ruby Jones on December 31, 1944; she was baptized at | 7 | | an early age at Brick Academy Missionary Baptist Church in | 8 | | Grenada, where she also taught Sunday School and sang in the | 9 | | choir; later in life, she joined the Church of the Living God | 10 | | PGT #1 under the leadership of Overseer Thomas E. Walker; she | 11 | | followed his leadership and became a disciple of the Main | 12 | | Street Church of the Living God; she was an active member and | 13 | | served as Chaplain of the Women's Mission Ministry, President | 14 | | of the Culinary Ministry, and as Pastor's Aide Vice President; | 15 | | and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Irma Jones volunteered at Youth with a Positive | 17 | | Direction, where she served and cooked meals for the youth, | 18 | | young adults, adults, and volunteers; she was also a member of | 19 | | the board and served as treasurer; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Irma Jones loved her church family and spent many | 21 | | hours at church; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Irma Jones was preceded in death by her parents; | 2 | | her brothers, Tom Jones and Eddie Lee Garrett; her sisters, | 3 | | Dora Lee Craig and Beatrice Worthy; and her sister-in-law, Lula | 4 | | Mae Jones; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Irma Jones is survived by her children, Leatrice | 6 | | Jones, Barry Jones, Lisa Jones, Letrisa Jones, and Kervin | 7 | | (Vanessa) Jones; her grandchildren, Deatrice (Adrian Harrison) | 8 | | Jones, Dara (Keith) Halliburton, Donntrisa Jones, Roderick | 9 | | (Shivita) Jones, Tionas Williams, Thesis Jones, Demarcus | 10 | | (Gela) Jones, Bradley Jones, Josh Jones, Raji Jones, Honore | 11 | | Holmes; her 20 great-grandchildren; her | 12 | | great-great-grandchild; her sisters, Luvenia (Tommie) Love, | 13 | | Joyce (Larry) Clark, Maxine (Rick) Nixon, Denise Smith-Hankey, | 14 | | Ann Thomas, and Debra Thomas; her brothers, Sell Jones, Gregory | 15 | | (Dorothy) Jones and Anthony Garrett; her godchildren, Ken | 16 | | White, Dr. Julius Bailey, and Kenneth (Shelith) Hansbro and | 17 | | their family; her special friend, Josphine Bisch; her many | 18 | | nieces, nephews, and cousins; and her many children and | 19 | | grandchildren throughout the community; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 22 | | Irma L. Jones and extend our sincere condolences to her family, | 23 | | friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Irma Jones as an expression of our | 3 | | deepest sympathy.
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