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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois learned with regret of the death of Fannie G. |
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| "Chico" Jones of East St. Louis on Friday, May 21, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Jones was educated in the public schools of |
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| East St. Louis; she received her bachelor's degree from |
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| Tuskegee University and her master's degree from Webster |
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| University; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Jones was an educator at the Franklin Grade |
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| School, teaching first grade until she entered the political |
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| arena as the first African American to run on a Statewide |
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| ticket for elected office, when she ran for Clerk of the |
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| Illinois Supreme Court; and
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| WHEREAS, For 54 years, Mrs. Jones provided the young people |
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| of East St. Louis with an appreciation for the outdoor wonders; |
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| she founded a two-week camp that served the needs of over |
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| 15,000 young people and was the only African-American group at |
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| Camp Ouatoga; she was a member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Fannie G. Jones has been deeply |
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| felt by many, especially her son, Coach Carlton J. Jones; her |
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| granddaughter, Shenise D. Jones; her grandson, Carlton J. |
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| Jones, III; her sister-in-law, Harriet M. Jones; her foster |
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| brother, Maurice (Helen) Sharp; her nephew, Dr. Aaron (Dr. |
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| Rozalynn) Phillips; her nieces, Tunya P. Robinson, Stephanie E. |
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| Jones, and Pamela Jones; her special cousin, Jackie Gandy |
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| Johnson; and her many cousins, great-nieces, and other |
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| relatives and friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| mourn the passing of Fannie G. "Chico" Jones, and we extend our |