Bill Text: IL SR1159 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Alma Taylor Jones.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2020-05-24 - Resolution Adopted [SR1159 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SR1159-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
learn of the death of Alma Bernadine Taylor Jones of
Woodbridge, Virginia, who passed away on April 27, 2020; and
WHEREAS, Alma Jones was born to John Henry and Pearl
Matthews Taylor in Crenshaw, Mississippi on September 12, 1924;
she earned her bachelor's and master's degrees from Fisk
University in Nashville, Tennessee; she also completed
considerable postgraduate studies; Alma married Perkins S.
Jones Sr. of Rose Hill, Mississippi, and they had two children
together; and
WHEREAS, Alma Jones enjoyed teaching and was an educator
for more than 40 years; she taught in the public schools of
Cumberland, Maryland and as a demonstration teacher in the
laboratory schools of the Tuskegee Institute and at Alcorn A&M
College; she spent more than 20 years as a teacher and reading
specialist at Washington Middle School in Springfield; Alma
also served two terms as a commissioner of the Education
Council; and
WHEREAS, After retirement, Alma Jones enjoyed helping
others; she volunteered as a literacy tutor at Lawrence
Education Center, a St. Johns Hospital Interfaith Caregiver, an

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A.A.R.P. Lobbyist; an S.I.U. School of Medicine Geriatric
Mentor and a Literacy Tutor in Woodbridge, Virginia and for
Meals on Wheels; and
WHEREAS, Alma Jones was a member of Zion Baptist Church
prior to relocating to Woodbridge where she united with First
Mt. Zion Baptist Church; she was a life member of the
N.A.A.C.P. and the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority; Alma was a
founding member of the Springfield chapters of the United Negro
College Fund and the A.K.A. Sorority; she was also a member of
the Springfield Urban League; and
WHEREAS, Alma Jones was preceded in death by her parents;
her husband; her two sisters; and her three brothers; and
WHEREAS, Alma Jones is survived by her daughter, Dr. Linda
F. Jones-Turner (C.A.); her son, Dr. Perkins S. Jones Jr.
(Sheila); her step-granddaughter, Kelisha Turner-Taylor
(William); her two great-grandchildren, Amarria and Liam; her
nieces, Marva Taylor Salaam and Cecilia Taylor; her nephews,
Byron P. Taylor (Georgia), Kermit B. Taylor (Joyce), and Kermit
J. Taylor (Bernestine); and her several great nieces, nephews,
cousins, and cherished friends; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of

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Alma Bernadine Taylor Jones and extend our sincere condolences
to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be
it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of Alma Jones as an expression of our
deepest sympathy.