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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 Arthur
4 Kenneth Jones, who passed away on October 17, 2007; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Arthur Jones was born on March 31, 1997 in
6 Chicago; his parents are Rita Virginia Perez and Eric Vonzell
7 Jones Sr.; he was the fifth of nine children; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Arthur Jones accepted Christ and was baptized at
9 Fellowship M.B. Church by Pastor Charles Jenkins; he loved to
10 sit in the second row of pews with his mother and watch the
11 pastor preach; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Arthur Jones attended Esmond Elementary School;
13 he was a 5th grade student at Oliver Wendell Holmes Elementary
14 School, where he was a consistent honor roll student; and
 
15     WHEREAS, Arthur Jones loved reading the Bible, model cars,
16 wrestling, playing with wrestling figures, God, and his family;
17 and
 
18     WHEREAS, Arthur Jones is survived by his mother, Rita
19 Perez; his father, Eric Jones Sr.; his brothers, Eric Jr.,
20 Quincy, and Dwayne; his sisters, Diane, Rose Marrie, Rita,

 

 

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1 Glorie Grace, and Angie; his grandparents; and his many
2 relatives, friends, and church family; therefore, be it
 
3     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
4 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
5 mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Arthur
6 Kenneth Jones; and be it further
 
7     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8 presented to the family of Arthur Kenneth Jones as an
9 expression of our sympathy.