Bill Text: IL SR1070 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Larry Eugene Jones Sr. of Havana.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Passed) 2024-11-13 - Resolution Adopted [SR1070 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SR1070-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
to learn of the death of Larry Eugene Jones Sr. of Havana, who
passed away on June 12, 2024; and
WHEREAS, Larry Jones was born to Herman and Mildred
(Gibson) Jones in Canton on May 22, 1940; he served in the U.S.
Army in Korea from 1959 to 1962; he married Elsie Grace Hughes
in Canton on September 23, 1967; and
WHEREAS, Larry Jones worked in construction; and
WHEREAS, Larry Jones attended Havana Nazarene Church; and
WHEREAS, Larry Jones was an excellent mechanic who
maintained his own cars; he enjoyed tinkering with vehicles,
fishing, and hunting; and
WHEREAS, Larry Jones was a man of strong faith who was
affectionately known as "Pop Pop" to his grandchildren and
great-grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, Larry Jones was preceded in death by his parents
and his siblings, Alice Wilson, Herman Jones Jr., Leroy Jones,
Arlene Stuckey, Carolyn Stuckey, and Susan Smith; and

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WHEREAS, Larry Jones is survived by his wife; his
children, Larry E. Jones Jr., Jonathan Jones, Troy Jones, and
Lucinda K. (Dana) Lynn; his granddaughters, Katlyn (Chris)
Holt and Casey (fiance, Monty Walker) Mann; his
great-grandsons, Atreus Walker and Maxwell Holt; and his
siblings, Rosie (Bill) Landis and Ricky (Kathy) Wilson;
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
Larry Eugene Jones Sr. and extend our sincere condolences to
his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
further