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92_SR0126
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
3 express their sincere condolences to the family and friends
4 of Robert D. Jones, who passed away on April, 21, 2001; and
5 WHEREAS, Robert D. Jones was a native of Indiana; he
6 graduated in business from Indiana University, where he was a
7 member of the Delta Upsilon fraternity; after college he
8 served in the United States Army and then went to work for
9 Travelers Insurance; and
10 WHEREAS, Robert D. Jones shared a lifelong interest in
11 government and politics; Donald Rumsfeld, presently the
12 secretary of defense, persuaded him become his first
13 administrative assistant during the beginning of Mr. Rumsfeld
14 career; and
15 WHEREAS, Robert D. Jones was actively involved in the
16 campaigns of Governor Richard Ogilvie and Congressman John
17 Porter, and recently he was involved in the campaign of
18 Congressman Mark Kirk; and
19 WHEREAS, After he returned to the Chicago area, Mr. Jones
20 became vice president of public affairs for Jewel Companies;
21 after twenty years at Jewel, he served as manager of civic
22 affairs at Amoco Corporation; and
23 WHEREAS, Robert D. Jones was involved with many
24 organizations, including the American Petroleum Institute,
25 the Chicago Equity Fund, Chicago United, Civic Federation,
26 the Economic Club, the National Association of Manufacturers,
27 the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the United Way; in addition
28 he chaired the Winnetka Police and Fire Commission; and
29 WHEREAS, Most recently, Robert D. Jones served as a
30 consultant in the Midwest Public Affairs Group in Chicago,
31 working on behalf of many corporations in their dealings with
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1 governmental issues; and
2 WHEREAS, The passing of Robert D. Jones will be deeply
3 felt by all who knew and loved him, especially his wife,
4 Suzanne; his sons, Tony and Christopher; and his sister,
5 Rosalie Wolf; therefore, be it
6 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
7 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
8 all who knew him, the death of Robert D. Jones of Winnetka,
9 Illinois; and be it further
10 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11 presented to the family of Robert D. Jones with our sincere
12 condolences.