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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Shawn
4Denise Johnson, a long-time resident of Waukegan, who passed
5away on September 20, 2020; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Shawn Johnson was licensed as an instructor in
7cosmetology and as a nail technician; she was the CEO and
8founder of the Image Beauty Institute, the first and only State
9of Illinois Department of Regulations Nail Technology School in
10Waukegan; opening in December of 2014, the Image Beauty
11Institute has graduated over 30 students who have successfully
12passed the State of Illinois State Board Exam to become
13professionally licensed nail technicians; five of these
14graduates have opened beautiful salons around the Lake County
15area; she also developed, published, and founded the From Jails
16to Nails Life Management Skills Reentry Program; this
17curriculum-based program helps support individuals with
18non-violent convictions transition back into the community
19after incarceration; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Shawn Johnson will especially be remembered for
21volunteering a great deal of her time to help make the city a
22better place to live not only for herself and her family but
23for women having problems with recidivism and those that lacked

 

 

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1employable job skills; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Shawn Johnson is survived by her four children,
3Stephanie, Stephen, TraMane, and Mark; her six grandchildren;
4her identical twin sister, Dawn Johnson; her oldest sister,
5Charlene Valdez-Simelton; and her mother, Ethel Lene Rogers;
6therefore, be it
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
8HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
9we mourn the passing of Shawn Denise Johnson and extend our
10sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew
11and loved her; and be it further
 
12    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
13presented to the family of Shawn Johnson as an expression of
14our deepest sympathy.