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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Emily "Jean" Johnson of Peoria, who
4passed away on April 19, 2020; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Jean Johnson was born in Pekin to Victor Alfs and
6Alice (Boyer) Alfs on September 6, 1929; she was a lifelong
7resident of the greater Peoria area; she attended Woodruff High
8School, where she served as editor of the annual Talisman
9yearbook, and she graduated in 1948; she married Thomas L.
10"Tom" Johnson in April 1951, and he passed in 2013; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Jean Johnson was a homemaker during her children's
12school years, and she actively promoted learning experiences
13for grammar school-aged children; she co-founded and was a
1410-year member of the Von Steuben Grade School Mothers' Club;
15through this organization, she arranged and chaperoned guided
16tours of Glen Oak Zoo and area fire stations; she also produced
17fashion shows for parents and children; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Jean Johnson became an executive secretary for the
19Peoria Public Schools (PPS), District #150, in 1969; she held
20key positions at the PPS administration building over the next
2129 years; notably, she served as the executive secretary to
22Superintendent Harry Whitaker during the 1970s and 1980s; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Jean Johnson enjoyed gardening and joined the
2Peoria Garden Club in the 1990s; she served as secretary to the
3High Point Neighborhood Association after she moved there with
4her husband in 1994; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Jean Johnson was deeply committed to her faith;
6she became a member of the Forrest Hill United Methodist Church
7(FHUMC) in Peoria in the 1960s and remained an active member
8throughout her life; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Jean Johnson was preceded in death by her parents;
10her older sister, Donna (Alfs) Berte; and her husband of nearly
1163 years, Thomas L. Johnson; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Jean Johnson is survived by her children, Philip
13(Cathy) Johnson, Jual Ann "Julie" (Randy) Markillie, and
14Jeffrey Johnson; her granddaughters, Jessica (Brady) Sammis
15and Katrina (Nick) Craven; her grandsons, Benjamin and Bobby;
16her four great-granddaughters; and her two nieces, Jane Waldron
17and Janet Neale; therefore, be it
 
18    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
19ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
20Emily "Jean" Johnson and extend our sincere condolences to her
21family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it

 

 

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2    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
3presented to the family of Jean Johnson as an expression of our
4deepest sympathy.