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HR0401LRB104 13977 MST 26938 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 

3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Arnita 

4"Anita" Fairchild Jones, who passed away on May 15, 2025; and

5 WHEREAS, Anita Fairchild Jones was born in Chicago to 

6Arvie and Florence Fairchild on November 9, 1957; she attended 

7the Mason Upgrade Center and graduated from Farragut Career 

8Academy in 1976; she married Emmett Jones Jr. in Chicago on 

9September 16, 1978, and they spent 23 happy years together; 

10she began attending the Chicago Business Academy to get her 

11certification to become a certified nursing assistant in 1980; 

12and

13 WHEREAS, Anita Fairchild Jones, throughout the 1970s and 

141980s, worked at Wilson's Sporting Goods, Church's Chicken, 

15and Fun In Motion; she also worked as a certified nursing 

16assistant at St. Anthony's Hospital; she became a foster 

17parent in 2001 and a caregiver for her parents in 2009; and

18 WHEREAS, Anita Fairchild Jones was an entrepreneur at 

19heart; she opened a store on Division Street in Chicago in 

201989, AJ's Variety Shop; she began vending at major 

21conventions, including Today's Black Woman and the National 

22Baptist Convention; and

HR0401- 2 -LRB104 13977 MST 26938 r

1 WHEREAS, Anita Fairchild Jones was passionate about 

2serving others and donated common everyday needs to those less 

3fortunate at the local shelter for women and children in the 

4late 1990s; she was also passionate about celebrating others 

5and decided to honor women in the community who made an impact 

6through extraordinary work and hosted the first AJ's First 

7Ladies Walk: Fashion Extravaganza at the DuSable Museum in 

8October 2002, where she