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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the
  
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State of Illinois are pleased to recognize milestone events in
  
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the lives of citizens of the State; and

 
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    WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Ms. Ollie Jones 
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of Zion will celebrate her 100th birthday on July 7, 2007; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Ollie Jones was born in Crossett, Arkansas on July 
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7, 1907; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Ollie Jones confessed Jesus Christ at an early 
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age; she was a faithful member of the African Methodist 
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Episcopal Church of Oakland, California, where she served as a 
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devoted deaconess and usher; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Ollie Jones married Thomas Jones in 1923; together 
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they had two daughters, Doris (the late Owen) Norflis and Osa 
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(the late Pastor H.J. Cook I) Cook; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Ms. Jones and her husband relocated to 
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Sterlington, Louisiana in 1924; they later moved to Oakland, 
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California where Ms. Jones worked as a welder; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Ms. Jones is now a resident of the Sheridan 
 


 






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Healthcare Center in Zion; everyone who meets her sees a smile 
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on her face and an index finger that points to Heaven; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Ms. Jones has a family represented by five 
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generations; she has her two daughters, her adopted daughters, 
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Ms. Cassie Gray and Ms. Myrtle Fields; her 6 grandchildren; her 
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15 great-grandchildren; and her 9 great-great-grandchildren; 
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therefore, be it
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate Ms. Ollie Jones on celebrating this momentous 
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birthday and wish her good health and happiness in the future; 
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and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Ms. Ollie Jones as a symbol of our esteem and 
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respect.