SR0929 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Robert J. "Bob" Johnson of Alton, who passed away on August 19, 2010; and

WHEREAS, He was born on December 3, 1935, in St. Louis, the son of Robert W. & Esther (Mook) Johnson; he married Mary Lou McClintock on June 25, 1955, at Saints Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Alton; and

WHEREAS, He owned and operated Johnson's Corner and was a co-owner of Runway Lounge and also a member of the Madison County Tavern Owners Association; he was a member of Saints Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Alton, the Knights of Columbus (4th degree) in Alton, the Alton Eagles Lodge 254, the Alton Wood River Sportsman's Club, and the Optimist Board; he was a board member of Reliance Bank, the Crisis Food Center, and a Life Master in Bridge; he was an avid lover of Las Vegas and the Argosy casino; and he was a board member of Senior Services Plus and the Foster Grandparents Program; and

WHEREAS, He enjoyed spending time with his family and friends; and

WHEREAS, In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by one grandson, Gregory Peipert; and

WHEREAS, Robert Johnson is survived by his wife Mary Lou Johnson; his five daughters and sons-in-law, Jeanne and Chris Peipert, Jacqueline and Mark Cain, Judy and Chris Durr, Jane and Jim Strebel, and Julie and Ethan Basler; his son and daughter-in-law, Jimmie and Cathy Johnson; his fourteen grandchildren, Wendie Peipert, Nick Cain and his wife, Kendall, Tony Cain and his wife, Katie, David Strebel and his wife, Jen, Abbie Hodge and her husband, Dustin, Matt Cain, Jason Peipert, Monica Hardin and her husband, Jeff, Savanna Durr, Jett Durr, Posy Durr, Alex Basler, Nash Johnson, and Noah Johnson; his five great grandchildren, Audrey and Caroline Cain, Evan Dugger, Max Strebel, and Austin Hodge; and his sister, Dorothy Kleinschnittger; therefore, be it

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

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