Full Text of SR1470 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 John K. Jones of Champaign, who passed | 4 | | away February 26, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, John Jones was born in Champaign to Richard J. and | 6 | | Mary E. Jones on August 18, 1950; he graduated first in his | 7 | | class at Centennial High School in 1968; he attended Samford | 8 | | University in Birmingham, Alabama for two years and then | 9 | | transferred to the University of Illinois as an accountancy | 10 | | undergraduate; he later studied in the Executive MBA program; | 11 | | he married Sandra (Day) Kauffmann in Champaign on December 22, | 12 | | 1984; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, John Jones worked at Prospect Foods in | 14 | | treasury/finance operations; he was president of the Dewey | 15 | | State Bank and most recently was business manager of First | 16 | | United Methodist Church in Champaign; he also served as a | 17 | | director of the Fisher National Bank; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, John Jones was active in the First United | 19 | | Methodist Church, where he served as assistant organist for | 20 | | many years and was in the Chancel Ringers handbell choir for | 21 | | over 35 years; he taught elementary Sunday school for almost 50 | 22 | | years and was commissioned as a Stephen Minister; he served on |
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| 1 | | many church boards and committees, including church treasurer, | 2 | | Board of Trustees (chair), Finance Committee (chair), Council | 3 | | on Ministries (chair), and as assistant secretary-treasurer of | 4 | | the Church Foundation Board; most recently, the church honored | 5 | | him for his work in the business office upon the completion of | 6 | | their 12th Ark for Heifer International; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, John Jones was active with the PTA at Washington | 8 | | and Franklin Middle School and served as president of the PTA | 9 | | at Washington Elementary School; he was a board member and past | 10 | | president of the Community Foundation of East Central Illinois | 11 | | and received the Hearts of Gold award in 2017; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, John Jones volunteered for Empty Tomb Inc. and | 13 | | with Mission Match, where he served as treasurer; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, John Jones was active with the Champaign chapter | 15 | | of the Alzheimer's Association and served on the board and as | 16 | | treasurer for many years; he also served on the board of the | 17 | | Cunningham Children's Home as chair of the Finance Committee | 18 | | and as a member of the Farm Committee and the Permanent Funds | 19 | | Committee; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, John Jones was preceded in death by his parents | 21 | | and his brother, Jeffrey; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, John Jones is survived by his wife, Sandra; his | 2 | | stepson, Brandon (Lori) Kauffmann; his daughter, MaryBess | 3 | | (Jason) Gordon; his grandchildren, Faith and Justus Melchi and | 4 | | Brooklyn and Westin Kauffmann; his siblings, Susan and Clyde; | 5 | | and his grandpuppies, Jules and Earnest; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 7 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 8 | | John K. Jones, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 9 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 10 | | further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to the family of John Jones as an expression of our | 13 | | deepest sympathy.
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