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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois
3 learned with sadness of the death of Ida Jones Martin of
4 Chicago on June 16, 2005; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Mrs. Martin was born in St. Joseph, Louisiana, to
6 Walter and Polly Reed on August 26, 1910, and educated in the
7 Louisiana Public Schools; and
 
8     WHEREAS, She married Reverend R.J. Jones in St. Joseph,
9 Louisiana, on February 11, 1928; in 1942, they moved to Pine
10 Bluff, Arkansas, where she began working at Pine Bluff Arsenal;
11 Rev. Jones preceded her in death in 1978; she married Reverend
12 Elijah Martin in June of 1988 and he preceded her in death in
13 1998; and
 
14     WHEREAS, She was a member of the Sisters of Charity and
15 formerly a member of New Zion M.B. Church; she joined Gospel
16 Temple Baptist Church where she served as a mother of the
17 church and a supporter of all church auxiliaries; and
 
18     WHEREAS, The passing of Ida Jones Martin is felt by all who
19 knew and loved her, especially her daughters, Reanetta Hunt,
20 Delois Lee, and Linda Jones (Jared) Kindle; her son, Gregory
21 Lee (Carolyn) Jones; her grandchildren, Christopher Craft,
22 Daphne Anita Lancaster, Angela Levita Arnold, and Jackie Lee
23 (Demone) Evans; and a host of great-grandchildren, cousins,
24 nephews, nieces, and other relatives and friends; therefore, be
25 it
 
26     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL
27 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
28 Ida Jones Martin and extend our sincerest condolences to her
29 family, friends, and community; and be it further
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to her family as an expression of our deepest
3 sympathy.