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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The Illinois House of Representatives is pleased
3 to honor Fannie G. Jones of East St. Louis, Illinois, for her
4 willingness to be a community leader; and
5 WHEREAS, Fannie Jones is the youngest of six children
6 born to Henry and Rosie Jones; she was educated in Dunbar
7 Elementary School and Lincoln Jr. and Sr. High School, both
8 within District 189; she received her Bachelor's Degree from
9 Tuskegee Institute and her Master's Degree from Webster
10 University; Ms. Jones taught first grade at Franklin School,
11 and then entered politics, running for the office of Clerk of
12 the Supreme Court; Ms. Jones was the first black person to
13 run for statewide office in Illinois; after losing the
14 election, she returned to work, for two years with the
15 Illinois State Library as a Consultant, four years with the
16 Illinois State Board of Education as an Educational
17 Specialist, and ending her thirty-eight year career in
18 education as a Title One Specialist in East St. Louis
19 District 189; and
20 WHEREAS, In her early days as an educator, Fannie Jones
21 saw the need for the boys and girls of East St. Louis to
22 experience nature and God's outdoor wonders; as a result of
23 her ideas, a two week camp was formed with support from local
24 and area Baptist ministers and Baptist Women's leader, Canary
25 Humphrey Jefferson; for thirty-eight years the camp, located
26 at Pere Marquette State Park's Camp Ouatoga has been the home
27 for over 5,000 youth; Ms. Jones' fellow teachers volunteered
28 as camp counselors, and local church fraternal groups,
29 newspapers, sororities, and women's clubs sponsored
30 camperships; grants have been received from the
31 Intergovernmental Agency of St. Clair County, the East St.
32 Louis Township, Monsanto, Cerro Copper, and the City's
33 Community Fund; several local churches also continue to
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1 support the camp; and
2 WHEREAS, Fannie Jones has received many accolades and
3 awards for her community service including: Woman of the Year
4 (Pro Eight Club), East St. Louis Park District, St. Clair
5 County Democratic Party, East St. Louis Democratic City
6 Central Committee, Greater New Hope Baptist Church Golden
7 Leaves, Delta Sigma Theta Wise Owl Award, Sigma Gamma Rho
8 Outstanding Service, Truelight Baptist Church Recognition as
9 Former church Clerk, East St. Louis Beauticians, recognition
10 from late Congressman Melvin Price, late Senator Kenneth
11 Hall, Congressman Jerry Costello, and Southern Illinois
12 University at Edwardsville; and
13 WHEREAS, Fannie Jones is President of the Lee-Campbell
14 Ministry at Greater New Hope Baptist Church, Fourth
15 Vice-President of the Baptist General State Convention of
16 Illinois Woman's Auxiliary, Vice-Chairman of the Culinary
17 Committee at Greater New Hope and Assistant Membership where
18 Reverend David Crochett is Pastor; she is Chairman of the
19 Board of Election Commission and former Chairman of Youth
20 Literature of the National Baptist Convention, U.S.A.; and
21 WHEREAS, Fannie Jones is the mother of one son, Carlton
22 Juan Jones, a teacher and Basketball Coach at Cahokia High
23 School; she has one granddaughter, Shenise D. Jones, who
24 attends Harding Elementary School; she has one grandson,
25 Carlton Juan Jones II, who attends Lessie Bates Daycare; two
26 sisters, Rishia Randolph and Luretha Phillips; one foster
27 brother, Maurice Sharp; three nieces, Tunya Robinson,
28 Stephanie Jones, and Pam Jones; one niece-in-law, Dr. Rosalyn
29 Phillips; and one nephew Dr. Aaron L. Phillips; therefore, be
30 it
31 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
32 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
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1 honor Fannie Jones for her outstanding community service and
2 her dedication to the people of East St. Louis, Illinois; and
3 be it further
4 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
5 presented to Fannie G. Jones, with our sincere good wishes
6 for her future.