Bill Text: IL SR1889 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Ben Louis Jones.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2018-11-15 - Resolution Adopted [SR1889 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR1889-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 Ben Louis Jones; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Ben Jones was born in Saluda, South Carolina to | ||||||
| 5 | Lula Mae "Bennie" and Emanual Jones on February 25, 1927; he | ||||||
| 6 | completed high school and received his license in carpentry; he | ||||||
| 7 | and his wife, Eva Mae, moved to Cleveland in the early 1950s as | ||||||
| 8 | part of the Great Migration; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, In the 1960s, Ben Jones and his brother, Alonzo | ||||||
| 10 | Smith, founded a construction company in Cleveland, Beneva | ||||||
| 11 | Construction, which specialized in building and remodeling | ||||||
| 12 | homes; the company was known for excellence and precision and | ||||||
| 13 | was a means of providing jobs and apprenticeships for family | ||||||
| 14 | moving north; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Ben Jones married Reatha on February 26, 1977; | ||||||
| 16 | they enjoyed traveling together, especially to Israel, where | ||||||
| 17 | they were baptized in the Jordan River; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Ben Jones always enjoyed meeting new people; he | ||||||
| 19 | acted in the Karamu Playhouse in Cleveland; his CB handle was | ||||||
| 20 | "The House Doctor"; he enjoyed fishing from his boat and often | ||||||
| 21 | caught enough fish to feed the community; he joined the Union | ||||||
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| 1 | Grove Missionary Baptist Church in the early 1960s and served | ||||||
| 2 | on the deacon board and in the male chorus; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Ben Jones is survived by his wife of 41 years, | ||||||
| 4 | Reatha; his sister, Johnnie Mae Herbert (George); his son, | ||||||
| 5 | John; his
daughter, Patricia (Stephen); his stepson, Solomon | ||||||
| 6 | (Renee); his granddaughter, Shantai; his nieces, Quinda, | ||||||
| 7 | Sherri, Bennita (Brian), Thelma, Beverly,
and Breanna; his | ||||||
| 8 | nephew, Reuben; and numerous great-grandchildren, nieces, | ||||||
| 9 | nephews,
and friends; therefore, be it
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| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 12 | Ben Louis Jones, and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 13 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 14 | further
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| 15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 16 | presented to the family of Ben Jones as an expression of our | ||||||
| 17 | deepest sympathy.
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