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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 regret of the death of Dr. James E. Jones of |
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| Chicago on Wednesday, May 24, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Jones was raised by an uncle, who was a |
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| Chicago physician, following the passing of his mother and |
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| infant sister during childbirth; and
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| WHEREAS, He received an undergraduate degree in 1949 from |
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| the University of Wisconsin and attended the University of |
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| Illinois at Chicago School of Medicine, graduating with his |
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| medical degree on June 19, 1953; that night he traveled to |
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| Philadelphia to marry his fiancee, Jetta Norris; and
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| WHEREAS, He served his country as a member of the U.S. Air |
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| Force, stationed at Bentwaters Royal Air Force Base in England, |
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| with the rank of captain; and
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| WHEREAS, He did his residency at Cook County Hospital and |
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| in the late 1960s, he joined the University of Chicago Hospital |
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| as a clinical associate, where he was a mentor to many and |
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| continued to have ties until his retirement in 2000; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Jones was known for his expertise and |
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| willingness to help and teach; he had an ability to see the |
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| positive side of things and is remembered by friends for his |
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| charming and affable nature; and
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| WHEREAS, He and his wife were art collectors and active |
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| with Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Dr. James E. Jones has been deeply |
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| felt by many, especially his wife, Jetta Norris Jones; and his |
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| children, Julie Min Simms, Josh Christian Jones, and Courtney |