Bill Text: IL SR0213 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Charles "Chuck" Jones.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-04-15 - Resolution Adopted [SR0213 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SR0213-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
3 | to learn of the death of Charles "Chuck" E. Jones of Peoria, | ||||||
4 | who passed away on March 16, 2021; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Chuck Jones was born to Homer and Minnie Jones on | ||||||
6 | October 21, 1928; he grew up in Peoria Heights where he | ||||||
7 | attended Kelly Avenue School and graduated from Woodruff High | ||||||
8 | School in 1947; he enlisted in the Army in 1947 and served in | ||||||
9 | the Korean War; he married Norma Theobald in East Peoria on | ||||||
10 | November 18, 1956; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Chuck Jones worked for the Peoria Journal Star | ||||||
12 | before going to work at Multi-Ad, retiring after 25 years; he | ||||||
13 | often worked multiple jobs, including as an ironworker, a | ||||||
14 | millwright, and a volunteer firefighter in Richwoods Township; | ||||||
15 | and
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16 | WHEREAS, Chuck Jones was active at the American Legion | ||||||
17 | Post 2 and served as a member of the Honor Guard; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Chuck Jones was a loving man who was passionate | ||||||
19 | about family and living life to its fullest; he was quick to | ||||||
20 | make friends with anyone who crossed his path; he spent years | ||||||
21 | at his home on the east bluff repairing bicycles, patching |
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1 | tires, or just putting air in the bike tires for all the | ||||||
2 | neighborhood kids who called him Mr. Chuck; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Chuck Jones was preceded in death by his parents; | ||||||
4 | his brother; and eight sisters; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Chuck Jones is survived by his wife of 64 years, | ||||||
6 | Norma; his daughters, Kathy (Brad) Dressel, Karen (Don) | ||||||
7 | O'Brien, and Kelli (KC) Coleman-Jones; his grandchildren, | ||||||
8 | Joshua Dressel, Dylan Dressel, Megan Edwards, Jeni Simkins, | ||||||
9 | Jeremy O'Brien, and Weston Holt; his great-grandchildren, Brea | ||||||
10 | Simkins, Kealy Simkins, and Wayne O'Brien; and his sister, | ||||||
11 | Angie (Alfred) Firmand; therefore, be it
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12 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
13 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
14 | Charles "Chuck" E. Jones and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
15 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
16 | further
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17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
18 | presented to the family of Chuck Jones as an expression of our | ||||||
19 | deepest sympathy.
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