Full Text of SR1889 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 Ben Louis Jones; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Ben Jones was born in Saluda, South Carolina to | 5 | | Lula Mae "Bennie" and Emanual Jones on February 25, 1927; he | 6 | | completed high school and received his license in carpentry; he | 7 | | and his wife, Eva Mae, moved to Cleveland in the early 1950s as | 8 | | part of the Great Migration; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, In the 1960s, Ben Jones and his brother, Alonzo | 10 | | Smith, founded a construction company in Cleveland, Beneva | 11 | | Construction, which specialized in building and remodeling | 12 | | homes; the company was known for excellence and precision and | 13 | | was a means of providing jobs and apprenticeships for family | 14 | | moving north; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Ben Jones married Reatha on February 26, 1977; | 16 | | they enjoyed traveling together, especially to Israel, where | 17 | | they were baptized in the Jordan River; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Ben Jones always enjoyed meeting new people; he | 19 | | acted in the Karamu Playhouse in Cleveland; his CB handle was | 20 | | "The House Doctor"; he enjoyed fishing from his boat and often | 21 | | caught enough fish to feed the community; he joined the Union |
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| 1 | | Grove Missionary Baptist Church in the early 1960s and served | 2 | | on the deacon board and in the male chorus; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Ben Jones is survived by his wife of 41 years, | 4 | | Reatha; his sister, Johnnie Mae Herbert (George); his son, | 5 | | John; his
daughter, Patricia (Stephen); his stepson, Solomon | 6 | | (Renee); his granddaughter, Shantai; his nieces, Quinda, | 7 | | Sherri, Bennita (Brian), Thelma, Beverly,
and Breanna; his | 8 | | nephew, Reuben; and numerous great-grandchildren, nieces, | 9 | | nephews,
and friends; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | Ben Louis Jones, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 13 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 14 | | further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Ben Jones as an expression of our | 17 | | deepest sympathy.
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