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| SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Orlando G. Jones Sr. was born in Chicago on June |
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| 6, 1955; and
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| WHEREAS, Orlando G. Jones Sr. earned his Bachelor of Arts |
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| degree from DePaul University, his Masters of Public |
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| Administration degree from Roosevelt University, and multiple |
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| licenses in finance and insurance; and
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| WHEREAS, Orlando G. Jones Sr. was united in marriage to his |
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| wife, Cerrelda, with whom he raised two children; and
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| WHEREAS, Orlando G. Jones Sr. held many positions in the |
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| public sector during his lifetime, including Associate |
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| Director of Clinical Services and Deputy Director at Cook |
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| County Hospital and Project Director and Chief Operating |
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| Officer at Provident Hospital of Cook County; and
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| WHEREAS, Orlando G. Jones Sr. served as Chief of Staff to |
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| Cook County Board President John Stroger, where he was |
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| responsible for 24,000 employees and an annual budget of $2.7 |
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| billion; and
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| WHEREAS, Orlando G. Jones Sr. extended his career to |
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| include several successful entrepreneurial ventures; he was |
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| President and Owner of Orlando Jones and Associates, President |
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| of Premier Alliance Management LLC, and Vice President of |
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| Special Projects at Rezmar Corporation; he was also able to |
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| assist many individuals in getting their businesses started; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Orlando G. Jones Sr. was the Chairman of the Cook |
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| County Care Foundation and served on the Board of the Chicago |
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| Botanical Society, the Cook County Employees Appeal Board, the |
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| Cove School Board, the Governmental Assistance Program Board, |
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| the State of Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board, and the Health |
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| Facilities Planning Board; and
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| WHEREAS, Orlando G. Jones Sr. was the loving husband of |
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| Cerrelda, the doting father to his sons, Orlando Jr. and |
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| JePaul, and leaves behind a immeasurable number of best |
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| friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| CONCURRING HEREIN, that we mourn, along with his family and |
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| friends, the passing of Orlando G. Jones Sr.; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the family of Orlando G. Jones Sr. as an |
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| expression of our sympathy.
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