Bill Text: IL SR0706 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Geraldine Johnson.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-10-30 - Resolution Adopted [SR0706 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR0706-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of Geraldine Johnson, who passed away on | ||||||
| 4 | September 22, 2019; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Geraldine Johnson was born in Bolivar, | ||||||
| 6 | Mississippi to Elgie and Juanita Finley on April 9, 1936; she | ||||||
| 7 | married Robert Martin Johnson Sr.; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Geraldine Johnson retired after 38 years of | ||||||
| 9 | service to the Illinois Department of Revenue; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Geraldine Johnson was a great asset to the | ||||||
| 11 | community of Springfield; she served as a board member of CCC | ||||||
| 12 | and was a member of the Illinois State Employees Association; | ||||||
| 13 | and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Geraldine Johnson was a member of Union Baptist | ||||||
| 15 | Church for 76 years, where she served in several capacities, | ||||||
| 16 | including as an usher and greeter and with the newsletter | ||||||
| 17 | committee, the Missionary Circle, the Golden Girls, and the | ||||||
| 18 | A.L. Wilson committee; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Geraldine Johnson was preceded in death by her | ||||||
| 20 | parents; her husband, Robert; her son, Robert Martin "Bobby | ||||||
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| 1 | Grove" Johnson Jr.; her brother, Augusta McKinney; and her | ||||||
| 2 | sister, Juanita Huggins; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Geraldine Johnson is survived by her daughter, | ||||||
| 4 | Jackie; her sons, Michael Johnson, Gary Jones, and John Jones; | ||||||
| 5 | her granddaughters, Michelle (Corey) Cole and D'Andre Hardy; | ||||||
| 6 | her grandsons, Kevin Jones and Richard McCloud; and numerous | ||||||
| 7 | grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, | ||||||
| 8 | and friends; therefore, be it
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| 9 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
| 10 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 11 | Geraldine Johnson and extend our sincere condolences to her | ||||||
| 12 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
| 13 | further
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| 14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 15 | presented to the family of Geraldine Johnson as an expression | ||||||
| 16 | of our deepest sympathy.
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