Full Text of SR2142 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 Francis "Bud" Jones of Elwood, who passed | 4 | | away on August 7, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Francis Jones was born and raised in Joliet; he | 6 | | attended St. Patrick's Grade School, Washington Junior High | 7 | | School, and Joliet Catholic High School; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Francis Jones worked for the Alexander Lumber | 9 | | Company for 43 years until his retirement in 1999; he was a | 10 | | member of Teamster Local 179; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Francis Jones served his community as a member of | 12 | | the Elwood Village Board from 2007 until his death; he was a | 13 | | former Jackson Township Trustee and the former President of the | 14 | | Wyndstone Village Homeowners Association; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Francis Jones enjoyed traveling to Ireland, | 16 | | Italy, and Alaska with his wife; he was a devoted Chicago Bears | 17 | | and NASCAR fan and a member of Saint Joseph Catholic Church in | 18 | | Joliet; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Francis Jones was preceded in death by his wife, | 20 | | Nancy (Olsen); his parents, Francis and Mary (Breen); his |
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| 1 | | sister, Kathleen Jones; his uncle, John (Lauretta) Breen; and | 2 | | numerous other aunts and uncles; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Francis Jones is survived by his children, William | 4 | | (Annette) Jones and Judge Sarah Jones; his sister, Mary | 5 | | Virginia (Raymond) Sicinski; his brother, Raymond (Marilyn) | 6 | | Jones; his nieces, Laura Ballard and Stephanie (Jeff) Kastelic; | 7 | | his nephews, Michael (Christine) Sicinski, David (Nicole) | 8 | | Jones, and Daniel (Kelly) Jones; his great-nieces and nephews, | 9 | | Abby and Jonathan Sicinski, Ben, Annie, Sam, and Maggie | 10 | | Ballard, Jake, Julia, and Will Kastelic, and Benjamin, | 11 | | Samantha, Anna, and Owen Jones; numerous cousins; his lifelong | 12 | | friend, Norma Baudino; and dedicated friends and neighbors, | 13 | | Peg, Dick, Joan, Ron, and Bob; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 16 | | Francis "Bud" Jones, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 17 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 18 | | further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Francis Jones as an expression of | 21 | | our deepest sympathy.
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