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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Sharon Kay Johnson, who passed away on
4June 21, 2015; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Sharon Johnson was born in Peoria; her parents
6were Arthur and Cecilia (nee Lamanski) Hahnerhoff; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Sharon Johnson earned her Bachelor of Arts from
8Southern Illinois University, a Master of Science from Southern
9Illinois University at Edwardsville, and a Ph.D. from St. Louis
10University; and
 
11    WHEREAS, In 1985, Sharon Johnson founded Practical Rehab
12Services, an organization that has provided medical
13rehabilitation services in the area for 30 years; she was a
14very respected, beloved, and dedicated clinician who helped to
15improve the lives of many local residents through her work as a
16Speech Language Pathologist; she was an expert in brain
17injuries and stroke recovery and was a former president of the
18Brain Injury Association of Illinois; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Sharon Johnson was an active member of the Alton
20business community; she was the first woman president of the
21Alton-Godfrey Rotary Club as well as a passionate supporter of

 

 

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1Alton and the greater St. Louis area; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Sharon Johnson and her former husband, Larry
3Johnson, raised 4 sons while traveling the world; during their
4almost 8 years living overseas, she taught English in American
5schools in both Germany and Iran while her former husband
6worked for the United States Department of Defense; after
7returning to Illinois, she earned her advanced degrees and
8began her career in speech therapy; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Sharon Johnson was preceded in death by her
10parents and her husband, Larry Powers; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Sharon Johnson is survived by 3 siblings, Robert
12Hahnerhoff, Arthur Hahnerhoff, Jr., and Cindy Leah Hahnerhoff;
134 sons, Kent (Lori) Thomas, Blake (Mara) Douglas, Lance
14(Carrie) Christopher, and Eric (Jill) Spencer; 8
15grandchildren, Anna, Erin, Conor, Catherine, Abigail, Spencer,
16Andrew, and Calder; a great-grandchild, Jayden; and her former
17husband, Larry Johnson; therefore, be it
 
18    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
19ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her
20family and friends, mourn the passing of Sharon Kay Johnson;
21and be it further
 

 

 

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