Bill Text: IL SR0385 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Father Marx A. Jones of Crystal Lake.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-04-23 - Resolution Adopted [SR0385 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR0385-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of Father Marx A. Jones of Crystal Lake, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on December 16, 2014; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Fr. Jones was born in Abilene, Kansas on July 29, | ||||||
| 6 | 1926 to Nathan and Blanche Jones; he served his country with | ||||||
| 7 | the United States Navy during World War II in the Pacific; he | ||||||
| 8 | returned home to attend the University of Northern Colorado and | ||||||
| 9 | then Philadelphia Divinity School; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Fr. Jones was a priest for several parishes in | ||||||
| 11 | Kansas before settling in Illinois and serving for the | ||||||
| 12 | congregations of St. Mary's in Crystal Lake, St. Anskar's in | ||||||
| 13 | Rockford, St. Christopher's in Princeton, and the LaSalle | ||||||
| 14 | County Episcopal Ministries; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Fr. Jones coached his sons' baseball teams and | ||||||
| 16 | enjoyed golfing, story telling, and a good joke; he | ||||||
| 17 | participated in an Honor Flight to Washington D.C.; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Fr. Jones was preceded in death by his wife of 34 | ||||||
| 19 | years, Barbara (nee Prosise) Jones; his brothers, Nathan Jones, | ||||||
| 20 | Scott Jones, and Clark Jones; his parents; and his step-mother, | ||||||
| 21 | Marie Jones; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Fr. Jones is survived by his children, Michael | ||||||
| 2 | (Patricia) Jones, N. Douglas (Colleen) Jones, Christopher | ||||||
| 3 | Jones, and Matthew (Jane) Jones; his grandchildren, Alec, | ||||||
| 4 | Briley, Katie, Bryan, Nicole, and Sam; his niece; and his 2 | ||||||
| 5 | nephews; therefore, be it
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| 6 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 7 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 8 | Father Marx A. Jones, and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 9 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 10 | further
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| 11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 12 | presented to the family of Fr. Jones as an expression of our | ||||||
| 13 | deepest sympathy.
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