MEMORIAL-RICKYE D. JONES

This Senate resolution honors the life of Rickye Denise "Rikki" Jones, a Chicago educator and community activist who passed away in April 2024. The bill formally records her significant contributions to social justice, politics, and education, noting her decades of work with organizations like the Cook County Democratic Women and her role in launching the careers of several political leaders. It expresses the Senate's condolences to her surviving family and friends and directs that a copy of the resolution be presented to them as a gesture of sympathy.