SR0376 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois were saddened to learn of the passing of Arties Eddie Jones of Chicago on October 12, 2003; and

WHEREAS, Arties E. Jones, the first of three children of Eddie and Emma Jones, was born January 26, 1947 in Chicago; and

WHEREAS, Arties E. Jones attended Parker High School and upon completion enlisted in the United States Armed Forces; and

WHEREAS, Arties E. Jones served in the U.S. Army from 1964 to 1974, and then attended Northeastern University, where he graduated with a degree in Criminal Justice; and

WHEREAS, Arties E. Jones served as a Chicago Police Officer for twenty-seven years, until his retirement in June of 2003; and

WHEREAS, Arties E. Jones was an avid member and spiritual leader for the St. Sabina family, where his strength and courage sustained not only the faith community but his family as well; and

WHEREAS, The passing of Arties E. Jones will be deeply felt by many, especially his wife, Kathleen Jones; his four children, Darquite, Darkari, Shane, and Gibran; his mother, Emma Rose Jones; his sister, Arlene Hasty; his brother, Eddie P. Jones, Jr.; his grandchildren, Tajai Ling and Justin Arnold; and a host of family and friends; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Arties E. Jones along with all who knew and loved him and extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Arties E. Jones as an expression of our sorrow for their loss.