SR0178 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Levada Johns of Chicago, who passed away on February 12, 2015; and

WHEREAS, Levada Johns was born in Parkin, Arkansas on April 1, 1935 to Jewel Wynne and Newt Whitaker; she attended Central High School in Parkin; she married Earl Johns and they settled in Chicago in 1957; and

WHEREAS, Levada Johns was employed as a factory worker; she worked other jobs at various times, including bartending; and

WHEREAS, Levada Johns was affectionately know as "Vada" and "Gru-ma", and when she was young, as "Pocket"; and

WHEREAS, Levada Johns was preceded in death by her parents; her siblings, Janie Mae, Theopolis, Thomas, Etherean, and Clarence; and her children, Glenda, Betty, and Terry; and

WHEREAS, Levada Johns is survived by her daughter, Marilyn Johns; her 6 sisters, Edna Scott (Farmer), Helen Freeman, Charlene Wells (Horace), Dorothy Hicks (Jasper), Bettye Bailey, and Eula Nicholas; her 3 brothers, Willie Bailey, Roy Bailey (Thelma), and Courtney Bailey (Sherry); her 14 grandchildren; her 18 great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Levada Johns, and extend our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Levada Johns as an expression of our deepest sympathy.