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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
HONORING JAMIE JONES FOR HER SERVICE TO COOK COUNTY AND HER EXAMPLE OF STRENGTH AND BRAVERY
WHEREAS, Secretary to the Board employee Jamie Jones is leaving Cook County Government in January 2020 after a 20-year career of serving the residents of Cook County, Illinois; and
WHEREAS, throughout her tenure with Cook County, Jamie gained a reputation as a positive and vibrant personality who was a team player with a determination to always do things right; and
WHEREAS, the former Jamie Humphrey was born in Chicago and grew up as one of three sisters. A 2000 graduate of Willowbrook High School, Jamie would meet David Jones in 1999, who would later turn out to be the love of her life. After being set up to attend a wedding in 2003-Jamie's "Best Date Ever." Jamie and Dave would be married in 2007; and
WHEREAS, Jamie began working for Cook County Highway Department as a summer aide; working and assisting in various divisions of that Department including Personnel, Map Division, Design Bureau, Permits Division, and Superintendent of Highways; and
WHEREAS, Jamie began working full-time for Cook County Superintendent of Highways in September, 2000 and assisted the Design Bureau sometime after; and
WHEREAS, from 2003-2008, Jamie worked for Cook County Department of Office Technology as Administrative Assistant to the Director, as well as working at the Technology's Help desk and as timekeeper; and
WHEREAS, Jamie's talents would lead to her move to the Secretary to the Board's office in 2008. Jamie Jones would become the face of the Secretary to the Board's office to most of the public, the commissioners and staff; and
WHEREAS, in 2009, Jamie and Dave would begin the joyous expansion of their family, welcoming their son Nicholas. In 2011, their oldest daughter Emma was born. Four years later, on New Year's Eve, Jamie and Dave were surprised to find out that twins were on the way. Identical twins Irena and Michaela would make their Jones ...
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