Full Text of SR2236 099th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Helyett Caroline Jones of Roodhouse, who | 4 | | passed away on August 31, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Helyett Jones was born on October 10, 1920 in | 6 | | Oran, Algeria; her parents were Charles and Antoinette Lauribe | 7 | | Pascual; she married James A. Jones on January 22, 1945 in | 8 | | Oran, Algeria; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Helyett Jones worked at Coffman Drug Store and | 10 | | King Freeze in Roodhouse before serving as a cook in the North | 11 | | Greene Junior High Schools for 16 years; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Helyett Jones visited many organizations over the | 13 | | years as a featured speaker, where she displayed her souvenirs | 14 | | from Oran, including the beautiful linens made by her mother | 15 | | and grandmother, and described her life in North Africa; she | 16 | | also visited French classrooms to help students learn to speak | 17 | | French and tutored French teachers; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Helyett Jones was a member of the Roodhouse | 19 | | Methodist Church since 1946; she was also a member of Christ | 20 | | Methodist Church in White Hall, the American Legion Auxiliary, | 21 | | the Women's Club, and Delta Sorority; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Helyett Jones enjoyed playing bridge, knitting, | 2 | | quilting, and traveling with her many friends; she was also an | 3 | | avid St. Louis Cardinals fan; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Helyett Jones was preceded in death by her | 5 | | parents; her husband, James; and her brother, Charles | 6 | | (Lucienne) Pascual; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Helyett Jones is survived by her daughter, Nancy | 8 | | (Carl) Ehlert; her son, Dick (Lisa) Jones; her grandchildren, | 9 | | Beth (John) Stankoven, Kristen (Brad) Constable, Trista (Andy) | 10 | | Manar, Aimee (Drew) Forrester, and Rodney (Angela) Jones; and | 11 | | nine great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her | 14 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Helyett Caroline | 15 | | Jones; and be it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Helyett Jones as an expression of | 18 | | our sympathy.
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