Overview
- The public could pay respects during a walk-through from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., followed by a first responder walk-through from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., with the service starting at 2 p.m.
- Jones died earlier this month nearly 10 years after a line-of-duty shooting that left him paralyzed.
- He was shot in the head on March 19, 2016, while investigating a break-in and stolen vehicle on Neola Street, and police fatally shot 21-year-old Thurman Reynolds.
- Park Forest police lauded him as “an inspiration,” citing his strength, faith and the support of loved ones.
- Organ donations connected to his passing were said to have helped 75 people.