Full Text of SR0385 99th General Assembly
SR0385 99TH 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 Father Marx A. Jones of Crystal Lake, who | 4 | | passed away on December 16, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Fr. Jones was born in Abilene, Kansas on July 29, | 6 | | 1926 to Nathan and Blanche Jones; he served his country with | 7 | | the United States Navy during World War II in the Pacific; he | 8 | | returned home to attend the University of Northern Colorado and | 9 | | then Philadelphia Divinity School; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Fr. Jones was a priest for several parishes in | 11 | | Kansas before settling in Illinois and serving for the | 12 | | congregations of St. Mary's in Crystal Lake, St. Anskar's in | 13 | | Rockford, St. Christopher's in Princeton, and the LaSalle | 14 | | County Episcopal Ministries; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Fr. Jones coached his sons' baseball teams and | 16 | | enjoyed golfing, story telling, and a good joke; he | 17 | | participated in an Honor Flight to Washington D.C.; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Fr. Jones was preceded in death by his wife of 34 | 19 | | years, Barbara (nee Prosise) Jones; his brothers, Nathan Jones, | 20 | | Scott Jones, and Clark Jones; his parents; and his step-mother, | 21 | | Marie Jones; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Fr. Jones is survived by his children, Michael | 2 | | (Patricia) Jones, N. Douglas (Colleen) Jones, Christopher | 3 | | Jones, and Matthew (Jane) Jones; his grandchildren, Alec, | 4 | | Briley, Katie, Bryan, Nicole, and Sam; his niece; and his 2 | 5 | | nephews; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 7 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 8 | | Father Marx A. 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 Fr. Jones as an expression of our | 13 | | deepest sympathy.
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