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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Eve Johns |
| 4 | | of Marion, who passed away on January 16, 2016; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Eve Johns was born in Carbondale to Raymond M. and |
| 6 | | Eva Jewell (nee Chamness) Prince on May 3, 1931; she graduated |
| 7 | | from Carbondale High School in 1949 and attended Southern |
| 8 | | Illinois University in Carbondale; she married Harold Gene |
| 9 | | Johns in Arkansas on January 1, 1951; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Eve Johns was devoted to her husband, family, and |
| 11 | | managing her home; she always was interested in their many |
| 12 | | different activities and always was encouraging and giving |
| 13 | | advice when she could; she also loved helping and mentoring |
| 14 | | other children; and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, Eve Johns attended First Baptist Church in Marion |
| 16 | | earlier in her life; most recently, she attended Aldersgate |
| 17 | | United Methodist Church, also in Marion; she was affiliated |
| 18 | | with CASA and the H Group as a child advocate and mentor to |
| 19 | | children; she enjoyed going to car shows in the area, where she |
| 20 | | would enter her Jaguar in competitions, winning many times; and
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| 21 | | WHEREAS, Eve Johns was preceded in death by her husband of |
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| 1 | | over 33 years, Harold; her parents; her son, Dane Ray Johns; |
| 2 | | her daughter-in-law, Karen Johns; and her 2 brothers, Eddie |
| 3 | | Prince and Earl Prince; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, Eve Johns is survived by her son, Mark C. Johns; |
| 5 | | her daughter and son-in-law, Daradan and Steve Lampley; her 6 |
| 6 | | grandchildren, Vanessa Durfee and her husband, Kristopher, |
| 7 | | Casey Lampley, Dane C. Johns and his wife, Stacy, Kaiden Johns, |
| 8 | | Elair Johns, and Dennon Johns; her 7 great-grandchildren, |
| 9 | | Alicia Durfee, Weslyn Durfee, Theo Durfee, Olivia Lampley, |
| 10 | | Logan Lampley, and Ezra and Eli Johns; her 3 brothers and |
| 11 | | sister-in-law, Raymond E. Prince, Edmond and Elaine Prince, and |
| 12 | | Edward Prince; a host of nieces and nephews; other extended |
| 13 | | family; and many friends; therefore, be it
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| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 15 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
| 16 | | mourn the passing of Eve Johns, and extend our sincere |
| 17 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved |
| 18 | | her; and be it further
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 20 | | presented to the family of Eve Johns as an expression of our |
| 21 | | deepest sympathy.
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