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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| learned with sadness of the death of Ida Jones Martin of |
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| Chicago on June 16, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Martin was born in St. Joseph, Louisiana, to |
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| Walter and Polly Reed on August 26, 1910, and educated in the |
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| Louisiana Public Schools; and
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| WHEREAS, She married Reverend R.J. Jones in St. Joseph, |
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| Louisiana, on February 11, 1928; in 1942, they moved to Pine |
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| Bluff, Arkansas, where she began working at Pine Bluff Arsenal; |
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| Rev. Jones preceded her in death in 1978; she married Reverend |
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| Elijah Martin in June of 1988 and he preceded her in death in |
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| 1998; and
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| WHEREAS, She was a member of the Sisters of Charity and |
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| formerly a member of New Zion M.B. Church; she joined Gospel |
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| Temple Baptist Church where she served as a mother of the |
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| church and a supporter of all church auxiliaries; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Ida Jones Martin is felt by all who |
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| knew and loved her, especially her daughters, Reanetta Hunt, |
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| Delois Lee, and Linda Jones (Jared) Kindle; her son, Gregory |
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| Lee (Carolyn) Jones; her grandchildren, Christopher Craft, |
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| Daphne Anita Lancaster, Angela Levita Arnold, and Jackie Lee |
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| (Demone) Evans; and a host of great-grandchildren, cousins, |
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| nephews, nieces, and other relatives and friends; therefore, be |
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| it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| Ida Jones Martin and extend our sincerest condolences to her |
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| family, friends, and community; and be it further
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