Full Text of HR1046 93rd General Assembly
HR1046 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois learned with regret of the death of Fannie G. | 4 |
| "Chico" Jones of East St. Louis on Friday, May 21, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Jones was educated in the public schools of | 6 |
| East St. Louis; she received her bachelor's degree from | 7 |
| Tuskegee University and her master's degree from Webster | 8 |
| University; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Jones was an educator at the Franklin Grade | 10 |
| School, teaching first grade until she entered the political | 11 |
| arena as the first African American to run on a Statewide | 12 |
| ticket for elected office, when she ran for Clerk of the | 13 |
| Illinois Supreme Court; and
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| WHEREAS, For 54 years, Mrs. Jones provided the young people | 15 |
| of East St. Louis with an appreciation for the outdoor wonders; | 16 |
| she founded a two-week camp that served the needs of over | 17 |
| 15,000 young people and was the only African-American group at | 18 |
| Camp Ouatoga; she was a member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Fannie G. Jones has been deeply | 20 |
| felt by many, especially her son, Coach Carlton J. Jones; her | 21 |
| granddaughter, Shenise D. Jones; her grandson, Carlton J. | 22 |
| Jones, III; her sister-in-law, Harriet M. Jones; her foster | 23 |
| brother, Maurice (Helen) Sharp; her nephew, Dr. Aaron (Dr. | 24 |
| Rozalynn) Phillips; her nieces, Tunya P. Robinson, Stephanie E. | 25 |
| Jones, and Pamela Jones; her special cousin, Jackie Gandy | 26 |
| Johnson; and her many cousins, great-nieces, and other | 27 |
| relatives and friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 29 |
| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 30 |
| mourn the passing of Fannie G. "Chico" Jones, and we extend our |
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| deepest sympathy to her family, friends, and all who knew and | 2 |
| loved her; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 |
| presented to the family of Fannie G. "Chico" Jones as an | 5 |
| expression of our sincere condolences.
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