Bill Text: IN SR0051 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Memorializing Mayor Tom Jones of Linton Indiana.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-21 - First reading: adopted standing vote [SR0051 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2011-SR0051-Introduced.html
A SENATE RESOLUTION memorializing Mayor Tom Jones
for his service to the city and community of Linton, Indiana.
, read first time and referred to Committee on
MADAM PRESIDENT:
I offer the following resolution and move its adoption:
A SENATE RESOLUTION memorializing Mayor Tom
Jones for his service to the city and community of Linton,
Indiana.
Whereas, Mayor Jones cared deeply for his first priority-
his wife, Patti, his four daughters, Jodi, Jill, Tomi, and Lauren
as well as his grandchildren;
Whereas, Mayor Jones was a warrior for Linton and the
people of Linton. His dedication to making the city better was
unparalleled and he always tried to do right, never giving up
his love for Linton;
Whereas, Mayor Jones was successful at bringing economic
development and grants to the city of Linton;
Whereas, Mayor Jones was an outspoken advocate for
youth sports, youth, and the need for youth facilities;
Whereas, Mayor Jones promoted the expansion and comprehensive use of one of the largest tracts of city-owned parkland in the country;
Whereas, Mayor Jones was a graduate of Lipton-Stockton High School and a 25-year veteran coal miner with the old Peabody Hawthorne Mine where he was active in the United Mine Worker's Union;
Whereas, Mayor Jones had a passion and natural talent for
the game of golf, winning the Greene County Open six times
and serving as golf coach at Vincennes University and playing
in the Pro Am;
Whereas, in 2001, Mayor Jones received an Indiana Award
for Excellence for his academic and leadership
accomplishments;
Whereas, awards have been many for Mayor Jones who
also was named a Sagamore of the Wabash by former Governor
Joe Kernan and he's been the recipient of the Distinguished
Citizen Award from the Linton Elks;
Whereas, Mayor Tom Jones served on the board of
directors for the Southern Indiana Development Committee
and sat on the Greene County Economic Development
Corporation's board of directors. He was formerly on the
Greene County Solid Waste Management board as well as the
Greene County Community Corrections board;
Whereas, Mayor Jones was the current president of the
Indiana Conference of Mayors;
Whereas, during Mayor Jones' first campaign in 2003, he
said, "A mayor should possess human compassion, leadership
qualities, interpersonal and organizational skills, negotiating
ability, honesty and integrity, and the ability to work with and
through others to efficiently and effectively manage a city.
Most of all, a mayor should be committed to the needs of the
residents he represents;" and
Whereas, Mayor Jones was a Christian and proud patriot,
who loved his country and supported the local Army National
Guard unit in many behind the scenes ways; therefore:
SECTION 1. That the Indiana General Assembly memorializes Linton Mayor Tom Jones and remembers his service to the community.
SECTION 2. That copies of this resolution be distributed by the Secretary of the Senate to Patti Jones and the City of Linton.
