Bill Text: IL SR2236 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Helyett Caroline Jones of Roodhouse.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-11-16 - Resolution Adopted [SR2236 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR2236-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 Helyett Caroline Jones of Roodhouse, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on August 31, 2016; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Helyett Jones was born on October 10, 1920 in | ||||||
6 | Oran, Algeria; her parents were Charles and Antoinette Lauribe | ||||||
7 | Pascual; she married James A. Jones on January 22, 1945 in | ||||||
8 | Oran, Algeria; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Helyett Jones worked at Coffman Drug Store and | ||||||
10 | King Freeze in Roodhouse before serving as a cook in the North | ||||||
11 | Greene Junior High Schools for 16 years; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Helyett Jones visited many organizations over the | ||||||
13 | years as a featured speaker, where she displayed her souvenirs | ||||||
14 | from Oran, including the beautiful linens made by her mother | ||||||
15 | and grandmother, and described her life in North Africa; she | ||||||
16 | also visited French classrooms to help students learn to speak | ||||||
17 | French and tutored French teachers; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Helyett Jones was a member of the Roodhouse | ||||||
19 | Methodist Church since 1946; she was also a member of Christ | ||||||
20 | Methodist Church in White Hall, the American Legion Auxiliary, | ||||||
21 | the Women's Club, and Delta Sorority; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Helyett Jones enjoyed playing bridge, knitting, | ||||||
2 | quilting, and traveling with her many friends; she was also an | ||||||
3 | avid St. Louis Cardinals fan; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Helyett Jones was preceded in death by her | ||||||
5 | parents; her husband, James; and her brother, Charles | ||||||
6 | (Lucienne) Pascual; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Helyett Jones is survived by her daughter, Nancy | ||||||
8 | (Carl) Ehlert; her son, Dick (Lisa) Jones; her grandchildren, | ||||||
9 | Beth (John) Stankoven, Kristen (Brad) Constable, Trista (Andy) | ||||||
10 | Manar, Aimee (Drew) Forrester, and Rodney (Angela) Jones; and | ||||||
11 | nine great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
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12 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
13 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her | ||||||
14 | family and friends, mourn the passing of Helyett Caroline | ||||||
15 | Jones; and be it further
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16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
17 | presented to the family of Helyett Jones as an expression of | ||||||
18 | our sympathy.
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