Full Text of SR0536 100th 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 Officer Stevenson "Steve" Jones of Elgin, | 4 | | who passed away on May 7, 2017; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Officer Jones was born on June 13, 1957; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Officer Jones was a veteran of the Elgin Police | 7 | | Department and a school resource officer at Kimball Middle | 8 | | School; he worked for 28 years making Elgin a better place to | 9 | | live; he was well known throughout Elgin, where he spent his | 10 | | entire career after being hired in 1989; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Officer Jones worked patrol for many years and was | 12 | | a member of the department's drug unit and the | 13 | | multijurisdictional North Central Narcotics Task Force; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Officer Jones ran a mentoring program for kids, | 15 | | connecting them
with people he knew in the community; he helped | 16 | | organize the "community
conversations" series held between | 17 | | police and residents at Second
Baptist Church of Elgin; he is | 18 | | one of the founding members
of the Northern Illinois Chapter of | 19 | | National Organization of Black Law
Enforcement Executives; he | 20 | | was most recently honored with the Life Time
Membership from | 21 | | the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement
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| 1 | | (N.O.B.L.E.); and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Officer Jones earned 16 letters of appreciation, a | 3 | | department commendation in 1995, and distinguished service | 4 | | awards in 2010 and 2015; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Officer Jones enjoyed sports and was a fan of the | 6 | | Chicago
Cubs, Chicago Bulls, and Chicago Bears; he recently | 7 | | organized a visit at
Kimball Middle School by Jarrett Payton, | 8 | | son of the late Walter Payton,
the former Chicago Bears Running | 9 | | back; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Officer Jones became very popular among the | 11 | | students and staff at Kimball Middle School in Elgin; many of | 12 | | the students described him as amazing, legendary, and some even | 13 | | said he was a father figure to them; he was very approachable | 14 | | and took many of the younger officers under his wing sharing | 15 | | many of his life experience; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 18 | | Officer Stevenson "Steve" Jones, and extend our sincere | 19 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 20 | | him; and be it further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the family of Officer Jones as an expression of | 2 | | our deepest sympathy.
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