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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| learned with regret of the death of Ruth Payne Jones on |
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| February 23, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, She was born on March, 21, 1929, in St. Louis, |
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| Missouri, the youngest of five children of Ruth Bush Payne and |
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| Willis Newton Payne; she graduated from Sumner High School in |
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| 1946 and attended Stowe Teacher's College in St. Louis; she |
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| married Virgil James Jones in 1955 and relocated to Chicago; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Ms. Jones' first job was at an encyclopedia |
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| company, and later she worked as a medical clerk for the |
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| Illinois Department of Public Aid; she spent the majority of |
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| her professional career at the Chicago Housing Authority; |
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| during her 28-year tenure, she held a variety of positions at |
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| housing developments across the city; her position prior to |
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| retirement was as an income receiver; upon retirement, she |
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| volunteered at St. Sabina Academy as a tutor and also assisted |
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| in the church business office; and
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| WHEREAS, She was baptized at Holy Angels Catholic Church in |
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| South Kinloch, Missouri, in 1948, and accepted Jesus Christ as |
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| her personal Lord and Savior in 1990; she had been a member of |
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| St. Sabina Church since 1986, where she served on the Mother's |
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| Board, Hospitality, and Usher ministries; she was unwavering in |
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| her faith and remained steadfast in her commitment to family, |
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| especially her children; she was a devoted mother, and caring |
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| grandmother; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Ruth Payne Jones has been deeply |
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| felt by many, especially her sister, Georgia Johnson; her |
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| children, Gail Terrell (Michael), Keith Andre' Jones, and |
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| Virgil James Jones, Jr. (Sharisse); her niece, Patricia |