Full Text of SR1255 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 Gerald A. "Jerry" Jones of Springfield, | 4 | | who passed away on May 30, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Jones was born in Decatur to Loy A. and | 6 | | Patricia A. (Merritt) Jones on December 30, 1948; he was a | 7 | | state wrestler in high school; he married Roberta Lee Jones on | 8 | | May 12, 1970; he served in the U.S. Air Force as a Special | 9 | | Operations Combat Controller during the Vietnam War Era, and he | 10 | | attained the rank of Sergeant; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Jones had various careers: he worked in | 12 | | technology, where he spent time in Silicon Valley, California, | 13 | | in manufacturing, and most recently in healthcare; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Jones enjoyed the outdoors and loved hiking | 15 | | and swimming in rivers and oceans especially; he also enjoyed | 16 | | chocolate, Blues music, action movies, and watching football; | 17 | | he was known as an animal lover, being particularly fond of his | 18 | | golden retrievers; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Jones was preceded in death by his wife, | 20 | | Roberta; his parents; and his brother, Jim; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Jones is survived by his children, Ed Jones | 2 | | and Deborah (husband, Jeff Krick) Jones; and his sister, Nancy | 3 | | (Mike) O'Brien; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 5 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 6 | | Gerald A. "Jerry" Jones and extend our sincere condolences to | 7 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 8 | | further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the family of Jerry Jones as an expression of our | 11 | | deepest sympathy.
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