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SR0182 - 104th General Assembly
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Sharon Rose Anne (Smith) Johnson of | ||||||
| 4 | Springfield, who passed away on February 8, 2025; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Sharon Johnson was born to William H. and Betty | ||||||
| 6 | Rose (Davis) Smith in Springfield on November 14, 1948; she | ||||||
| 7 | graduated from Springfield High School in 1967 and attended | ||||||
| 8 | Lincoln Land Community College; she married Van Johnson on | ||||||
| 9 | January 3, 1998; and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, Sharon Johnson worked as a financial supervisor | ||||||
| 11 | at First National Bank for more than 30 years, followed by 12 | ||||||
| 12 | years of service at Springfield Public Schools District 186; | ||||||
| 13 | and | ||||||
| 14 | WHEREAS, Sharon Johnson loved going to the movies and | ||||||
| 15 | celebrating Christmas; she enjoyed playing and watching | ||||||
| 16 | sporting events, often traveling to attend St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| 17 | games; she received her greatest happiness by being with her | ||||||
| 18 | family, and she enjoyed spending every possible moment she | ||||||
| 19 | could with them; she and her husband always tried to attend | ||||||
| 20 | every event involving their grandchildren or other family | ||||||
| 21 | members; and | ||||||
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Sharon Johnson was a sweet, compassionate, and | ||||||
| 2 | kind person with a huge heart; and | ||||||
| 3 | WHEREAS, Sharon Johnson was preceded in death by her | ||||||
| 4 | parents; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Sharon Johnson is survived by her husband of 27 | ||||||
| 6 | years, Van; her daughter, Carla (Dan) Fitzgerald; four | ||||||
| 7 | grandchildren; one great-grandson; her brother, Hal (Meg) | ||||||
| 8 | Smith; her stepdaughters, Gina (Jim) House and Melissa (Pat) | ||||||
| 9 | Murphy; five step-grandchildren; her niece and nephew, | ||||||
| 10 | Elizabeth (Nicholas) Lucin and David (Becky) Reid; one | ||||||
| 11 | great-niece; and her chosen brother, Richard Garcia; | ||||||
| 12 | therefore, be it | ||||||
| 13 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 14 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 15 | Sharon Rose Anne (Smith) Johnson and extend our sincere | ||||||
| 16 | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
| 17 | her; and be it further | ||||||
| 18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 19 | presented to the family of Sharon Johnson as an expression of | ||||||
| 20 | our deepest sympathy. | ||||||