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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Peggy Minch Rust Johnson of Bloomington, 
4who passed away on November 26, 2016; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Peggy Johnson was born in Bloomington to Frank P. 
6and Dorothy O.
McBride Minch on December 14, 1928;  she  married 
7Laurence A. "Larry" Rust Jr. on September 2, 1950; she later 
8married Earle B. Johnson Sr. on April 30, 1972; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Peggy Johnson great pride in being a homemaker, in

10cooking, in raising her children, and in entertaining her 
11friends and family; she also
enjoyed her time traveling the 
12world with her husband, Earle; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Peggy Johnson was a lifelong member of Second 
14Presbyterian
Church in  Bloomington; she was also a member of 
15the Antiquarian Club, the Bloomington
Country Club, the Clio 
16Club, and the Kappa Kappa Gamma Alumnae Association; she served

17on the board of the Mclean County Day Care Center; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Peggy Johnson was preceded in death by her first 
19husband, Laurence; her second husband, Earle; her parents; her 
20sisters, Beverly
Vance, and Marcia Sandell; her stepson, Earle 
21B. Johnson Jr.; and her son-in-law,
Richard Templin; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Peggy Johnson is survived by her children and 
2stepchildren, Ann (Mike) Sullivan, Catherine Templin, 
3Elizabeth Rust, Laura (John)
Dirks, Victoria Johnson (Salvador 
4Codina), Julia Johnson, and Sheryl (Dean) Gmoser; her 
5daughter-in-law,
Margaret Johnson Greene; her grandchildren, 
6Alison and Sarah Templin, Hilary (Joseph)
Norton, Caroline 
7Dirks, Peter Dirks, Amelia Dirks, Carrie (Adam) Carr, Jenny 
8(Dan)
Kling, Darby (Sean) McCollian, Susana Codina (Juanjoh 
9Marimon), Elena Codina, David
Gmoser (Beckie Roy), and Greg 
10Gmoser; and her step-great-grandchildren,
Caroline Carr, Katie 
11Kling, Declan McCollian, Axel Codina Marimon, and Alexandra

12Gmoser; therefore, be it
  
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
14ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
15Peggy Minch Rust Johnson, and extend our sincere condolences to 
16her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it 
17further
  
 
18    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
19presented to  the family of  Peggy Johnson as an expression of 
20our deepest sympathy.