Full Text of SR1157 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Emily "Jean" Johnson of Peoria, who | 4 | | passed away on April 19, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jean Johnson was born in Pekin to Victor Alfs and | 6 | | Alice (Boyer) Alfs on September 6, 1929; she was a lifelong | 7 | | resident of the greater Peoria area; she attended Woodruff High | 8 | | School, where she served as editor of the annual Talisman | 9 | | yearbook, and she graduated in 1948; she married Thomas L. | 10 | | "Tom" Johnson in April 1951, and he passed in 2013; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Jean Johnson was a homemaker during her children's | 12 | | school years, and she actively promoted learning experiences | 13 | | for grammar school-aged children; she co-founded and was a | 14 | | 10-year member of the Von Steuben Grade School Mothers' Club; | 15 | | through this organization, she arranged and chaperoned guided | 16 | | tours of Glen Oak Zoo and area fire stations; she also produced | 17 | | fashion shows for parents and children; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Jean Johnson became an executive secretary for the | 19 | | Peoria Public Schools (PPS), District #150, in 1969; she held | 20 | | key positions at the PPS administration building over the next | 21 | | 29 years; notably, she served as the executive secretary to | 22 | | Superintendent Harry Whitaker during the 1970s and 1980s; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Jean Johnson enjoyed gardening and joined the | 2 | | Peoria Garden Club in the 1990s; she served as secretary to the | 3 | | High Point Neighborhood Association after she moved there with | 4 | | her husband in 1994; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jean Johnson was deeply committed to her faith; | 6 | | she became a member of the Forrest Hill United Methodist Church | 7 | | (FHUMC) in Peoria in the 1960s and remained an active member | 8 | | throughout her life; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Jean Johnson was preceded in death by her parents; | 10 | | her older sister, Donna (Alfs) Berte; and her husband of nearly | 11 | | 63 years, Thomas L. Johnson; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Jean Johnson is survived by her children, Philip | 13 | | (Cathy) Johnson, Jual Ann "Julie" (Randy) Markillie, and | 14 | | Jeffrey Johnson; her granddaughters, Jessica (Brady) Sammis | 15 | | and Katrina (Nick) Craven; her grandsons, Benjamin and Bobby; | 16 | | her four great-granddaughters; and her two nieces, Jane Waldron | 17 | | and Janet Neale; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 20 | | Emily "Jean" Johnson and extend our sincere condolences to her | 21 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it |
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to the family of Jean Johnson as an expression of our | 4 | | deepest sympathy.
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