Full Text of SR0332 96th General Assembly
SR0332 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of Centreville Police Lieutenant Gregory | 4 |
| Jonas of Centreville, who was killed in the line of duty on | 5 |
| June 2, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born in Centreville, formerly Fireworks | 7 |
| Station, on June 12, 1949, to Roy Mathews and Vivian Whigham; | 8 |
| he attended East St. Louis Senior High School from 1963 to | 9 |
| 1967; after high school he attended Texas Tech University in | 10 |
| Tyler, Texas from 1968 to 1972; and
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| WHEREAS, He joined the Alorton Police Department in 1976, | 12 |
| where he worked for eight years; in 1995 Greg joined the | 13 |
| Centreville Police Department; in 2004 he was promoted to the | 14 |
| position of Lieutenant; he married Ms. Viola Madlock in 2003; | 15 |
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his sister, Elise | 17 |
| Hughs; and
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| WHEREAS, Lieutenant Gregory Jonas leaves to cherish his | 19 |
| memory, his dear and loving wife of six years, Viola Jonas; his | 20 |
| loving mother, Ms. Vivian Whigham; his two sons, Jamal Jonas | 21 |
| and Antonio McNamee; his four daughters, Kalidah (Juan) Jonas |
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| Carraway, Joni McNamee, Jessica McNamee, and Annette McNamee; | 2 |
| his two special grandchildren, Tamondja Smith and Antonio | 3 |
| Harris; his 10 beautiful grandchildren and a host of other | 4 |
| relatives and friends; his best friend, Sgt. Barry Foster; the | 5 |
| Centreville police department; and the entire community of | 6 |
| Centreville; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 8 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 9 |
| his family, friends, and a grateful community, the passing of | 10 |
| Centreville Police Lieutenant Gregory Jonas; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 |
| presented to the family of Centreville Police Lieutenant | 13 |
| Gregory Jonas as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.
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