Bill Text: IL SR0876 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Ann Etter Jones.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-04-12 - Resolution Adopted [SR0876 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0876-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Ann Etter Jones, who passed away on | ||||||
| 4 | February 9, 2024; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Ann Jones was born in Cairo to Georgia A. Jones | ||||||
| 6 | and Prince Ivy Sr.; she attended Cairo High School; she earned | ||||||
| 7 | an Associate of Applied Science, a degree in Mid-Management, | ||||||
| 8 | and an Associate of Arts in Social/Human Support Services from | ||||||
| 9 | Shawnee Community College, where she graduated with honors and | ||||||
| 10 | was inducted into Phi Theta Kappa; she continued her education | ||||||
| 11 | in social work at Southern Illinois University Carbondale; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Ann Jones was employed by the Shawnee Development | ||||||
| 13 | Council, the Burkart Manufacturing Company, and Proctor & | ||||||
| 14 | Gamble (P&G); and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Ann Jones was passionate about working with | ||||||
| 16 | children at Lutheran Social Services, which inspired her to | ||||||
| 17 | become a founding member of Responsible Empowering | ||||||
| 18 | Action-Oriented Parents (R.E.A.P.), and her legacy will live | ||||||
| 19 | on through the Ann E. Jones H.O.P.E. (Helping Others Pursue | ||||||
| 20 | Excellence) Memorial Scholarship; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, Ann Jones committed to her faith at an early age, | ||||||
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| 1 | and she taught adult and youth Sunday school at Martin Temple | ||||||
| 2 | C.M.E. Church in Cairo for over 10 years; she was known for her | ||||||
| 3 | exceptional culinary skills, and her signature dishes were | ||||||
| 4 | requested by family, friends, and co-workers on a regular | ||||||
| 5 | basis; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Ann Jones was affectionately known as "Big Ann"; | ||||||
| 7 | she was a hardworking, dedicated single mother who taught her | ||||||
| 8 | six children the importance of respect and discipline, | ||||||
| 9 | providing them with the foundation they needed to prepare for | ||||||
| 10 | life; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Ann Jones was preceded in death by her parents; | ||||||
| 12 | her brothers, Richard Jones, Clifton Jones, Hawkins "Dewey" | ||||||
| 13 | Jones, James Ivy, Melvin Ivy, Thomas Ivy, Matthew Ivy, and | ||||||
| 14 | Joseph Ivy; and her sisters, Deborah Ivy-O'Banion and Mary | ||||||
| 15 | "Anne" Ivy-Johnson; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Ann Jones is survived by her children, Angela | ||||||
| 17 | Means, Ann "Lil Ann" Jones, Alissa Jones, Stacey (Konan) | ||||||
| 18 | Kouakou, Anita (Luru) Berry, and Harley Dean Fowler Jr.; her | ||||||
| 19 | sisters, Helen Jones-Oliver, Delores Ivy-Hunt, Shirley Jordan, | ||||||
| 20 | Velma Ivy-Brown, and Cheryl (Darryl) Houston; her brother, | ||||||
| 21 | Robert Jones; a very special person she thought of as a | ||||||
| 22 | daughter, De'Keta McAllister; 13 grandchildren; 10 | ||||||
| 23 | great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, | ||||||
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| 1 | extended family, and friends; therefore, be it
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| 2 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 3 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 4 | Ann Etter Jones and extend our sincere condolences to her | ||||||
| 5 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
| 6 | further
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