Full Text of HR0386 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Mary | 4 | | Louise Hawthorne Jones; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Mary Jones was born to L.C. Hawthorne and Nannie | 6 | | Lee Hawthorne on November 16, 1933; she was the oldest | 7 | | daughter of six children; she married John Albert Jones Jr. at | 8 | | the age of 16, and they had eight children; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Mary Jones played the piano for her father's | 10 | | church at a young age; she continued playing the piano and | 11 | | became the church's first musician when her husband began to | 12 | | serve as pastor, and she served faithfully in ministry with | 13 | | her husband; during her tenure, she aided the church through | 14 | | cooking in the kitchen, planting a church garden, feeding | 15 | | members in her home, and providing housing for many; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Mary Jones was a creative, industrious, and | 17 | | highly intellectual woman of many talents and skills, | 18 | | including sewing, crafting, gardening, and cooking; she was | 19 | | especially known for her biscuits, salmon croquettes, banana | 20 | | pudding, dressing, coconut cake, and peach cobbler; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Mary Jones was known as a wise woman who was |
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| 1 | | dedicated, loyal, and loving to her family while exemplifying | 2 | | a life of grace, class, and elegance; she will be remembered | 3 | | for her sweet smile, Sunday dinners, and candid humor, and she | 4 | | will forever be affectionately known as "Mother Rehoboth"; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Mary Jones was preceded in death by her children, | 6 | | Bruce, John III, and Martha, and her siblings, Willie L. | 7 | | Hawthorne, James L. Hawthorne, and Harold Hawthorne; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Mary Jones is survived by her children, Mirriam | 9 | | (Joseph) Knox, Arthur Jones, Stanley (the late Robin) Jones, | 10 | | Eva (Shannon) Curington, and Osmond (Leslie) Jones; 13 | 11 | | grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; two | 12 | | great-great-grandchildren; her sisters, Pauline Robinson and | 13 | | Eddie Mae Hawthorne; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, | 14 | | friends, and her Rehoboth family; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 16 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 17 | | we mourn the passing of Mary Louise Hawthorne Jones and extend | 18 | | our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who | 19 | | knew and loved her; and be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Mary Jones as an expression of our | 22 | | deepest sympathy.
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