SR0149 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Larry A. Johnson of Bartonville, who passed away on April 15, 2007; and

WHEREAS, Larry A. Johnson was born on July 17, 1935, in Farmington, to Kenneth C. and Merle H. (Record) Johnson Sr.; he married Phyllis J. Mohn on March 18, 1956, in Peoria; and

WHEREAS, Larry Johnson was co-owner and vice president of Kenny Johnson Moving and Storage; he was a Democratic Precinct Committeeman for Limestone Eighth Precinct from 1962 to 2004; he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, and 1980, and served as chairman of the Peoria County Democratic Central Committee in 1970 and the Democratic State Central Committee in 1982; and

WHEREAS, Larry Johnson served on the Peoria County Board from 1974 to 1982 and was instrumental in the founding and development of Alpha Park Library and the Rock Island Trail; he was a past president of the Alpha Park Library Board, the Heart of Illinois Sierra Club, and a past member of the Bartonville Village Board and Westminster Presbyterian Church in Peoria; he was dedicated to his family, the community in which he lived, and to his dogs, which he loved dearly; and

WHEREAS, Larry Johnson was preceded in death by his parents; and

WHEREAS, Larry A. Johnson is survived by his wife, Phyllis; his children, Perry (Pamela) Johnson, Lori (William) Tockes, Denise Johnson, Scott (Lori) Johnson, and Todd Johnson; his grandchildren, Rosemary, Ben, Seth, Alexa and Joel; his brothers, Harlan (Shirley) Johnson and Kenneth (Sandy) C. Johnson Jr.; and his sisters, Sylvia (Harris) Sachau and Janet (Bill) Miller; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Larry A. Johnson; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Larry A. Johnson as a symbol of our sympathy.