Full Text of HR0584 096th General Assembly
HR0584 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Daniel | 4 |
| Benjamin Jones, Jr. of Chicago, who passed away on August 15, | 5 |
| 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on December 8, 1987 to Daniel and | 7 |
| Maronda Jones; he was educated at St. Columbanus Catholic | 8 |
| school, Chicago Military Academy-Bronzeville, and Howard | 9 |
| University; during high school he was a member of the National | 10 |
| Honor Society, Who's Who Among National High School Students, | 11 |
| and the recipient of many scholarships, including a scholarship | 12 |
| from Operation PUSH; and
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| WHEREAS, Daniel attended Howard University at the age of 16 | 14 |
| and was a member of Delta Sigma Pi Business Fraternity, where | 15 |
| he did volunteer work with the organization; during his summer | 16 |
| months, he would work for the Illinois Secretary of State, the | 17 |
| Illinois Department of Transportation, and the Chicago Board of | 18 |
| Education; while attending Howard University he worked for the | 19 |
| Palomar Hotel, Busboys and Poets, and Marc Park; and
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| WHEREAS, In the spring of 2009 he moved to Fort Worth, | 21 |
| Texas and worked for the Omni Hotel; and
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| WHEREAS, Affectionately known as DJ, he was a well-liked | 2 |
| young man, quiet, with a bright smile; he loved sports, music, | 3 |
| philosophy, and life; and
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| WHEREAS, Daniel Benjamin Jones, Jr. is survived by his | 5 |
| parents, Daniel Jones, Sr. and Maronda Peel (Dewayne Sandifer); | 6 |
| his sisters, Victoria Jones and Danelle Jones; his | 7 |
| grandmothers, Mary Ann (Walter) Buchanan and Ben Ella Jones; | 8 |
| his grandfather, Thomas Jones; his great-grandmother, Lillie | 9 |
| Mae Brady; his aunts, Cheryl Jones, Brenda Peel, and India | 10 |
| Helm; and a host of other relatives and dear friends; | 11 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 14 |
| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Daniel | 15 |
| Benjamin Jones, Jr.; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 |
| presented to the family of Daniel Benjamin Jones, Jr. as a | 18 |
| symbol of our sincere sympathy.
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