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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Orlando
4 G. Jones, Sr.; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Orlando Jones, Sr. received his Bachelor of Arts
6 Degree from DePaul University and his Master of Public
7 Administration Degree from Roosevelt University; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Orlando Jones, Sr. held leadership positions in
9 industry and public service throughout his 20 year career; he
10 served as Vice President of Special Projects for the Rezmar
11 Corporation, a large-scale residential and commercial
12 development company; he served as Chief of Staff and Chief
13 Operating Officer to former Cook County Board President John
14 Stroger for 6 years, where he was responsible for the daily
15 operations of Cook County's government; he served as Chief
16 Operating Officer and Project Director of Provident Hospital of
17 Cook County, where he was responsible for the hospital's
18 day-to-day operations and its 700 employees, as well as its
19 redevelopment into a public hospital; he served as the Deputy
20 Director of Cook County Hospital, where he was responsible for
21 the facility and its 6,500 employees; he also served as
22 Associate Director of Clinical Services for Cook County
23 Hospital, where he was responsible for the creation of the

 

 

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1 hospital's Office of Clinical Services and Office of Program,
2 Planning and Development; and
 
3     WHEREAS, Orlando Jones, Sr. was the owner and manager of
4 Premier Alliance Management, LLC, a company which provided
5 project management and strategic operational planning services
6 to private and public entities; he was also the owner of
7 Orlando Jones and Associates, a firm which specialized in
8 program development and crafting strategies, as well as
9 assisting in partnerships with units of local, State and
10 federal government; and
 
11     WHEREAS, Orlando Jones, Sr. was an active member within his
12 community; he was Chairman of the Cook County Care Foundation;
13 he served on the Boards of the Chicago Botanical Society, the
14 Cook County Employees Appeal Board, the Cove School, and the
15 Governmental Assistance Program; he served as a member of the
16 State of Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board and the Health
17 Facilities Planning Board; and
 
18     WHEREAS, Orlando Jones, Sr. will be remembered by all who
19 knew and loved him as a hard worker and a genuine person;
20 therefore, be it
 
21     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
22 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we

 

 

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1 mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of
2 Orlando G. Jones, Sr.; and be it further
 
3     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4 presented to the family of Orlando G. Jones, Sr. as an
5 expression of our sympathy.