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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of James L. |
| 4 | | "Jim" Johnson Sr. of Hardin, who passed away on March 9, 2017; |
| 5 | | and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, James Johnson Sr. was born to Lois Green and John |
| 7 | | "Jack" Johnson Sr. on July 14, 1952; he graduated from Calhoun |
| 8 | | High School; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, James Johnson Sr. worked for 39 years for the |
| 10 | | Calhoun County Highway Department, from where he retired in |
| 11 | | 2014; he was also a coach of several former Calhoun County |
| 12 | | women's softball teams, including Big Al's and the Apple |
| 13 | | Blossom; he had an accomplished career as a basketball referee, |
| 14 | | where he had a passion both for helping young players better |
| 15 | | understand the game and mentoring new officials; during his 35 |
| 16 | | years as a referee, he worked 26 regionals, nine sectionals, |
| 17 | | seven super sectionals, and officiated the IHSA Girls |
| 18 | | Basketball State Tournament four times, including the title |
| 19 | | game in 1997; he worked games in the WIVC, Pike County, Central |
| 20 | | State Eight, SCC, Mississippi Valley, and South Western |
| 21 | | conferences; in 2015, he was inducted into the Illinois High |
| 22 | | School Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, James Johnson Sr. was preceded in death by his |
| 2 | | father; his daughters, Jody Johnson and Megan Johnson; and his |
| 3 | | sister, Carol (Rick) Weishaupt; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, James Johnson Sr. is survived by his wife, Diane |
| 5 | | "Punky" Johnson; his mother, Lois Green; his stepmother, |
| 6 | | Shirley Johnson; his sons, James Johnson Jr. and Mike Anderson; |
| 7 | | his daughters, Erin Johnson, Christy (Ben) Baalman, and Ashley |
| 8 | | (Jeff) Anderson; his grandchildren, Kaden, Cayson, Camden, |
| 9 | | Ryleigh, Raylyn, Kinslee, and Max; his brothers, John (Marilyn) |
| 10 | | Johnson, Paul Johnson, Allen (Debbie) Johnson, David (Karen) |
| 11 | | Johnson, Calvin (Kini) Johnson, and Lucky Johnson; his sisters, |
| 12 | | Shirley (Kevin) Stoner and Crystal Gibson; therefore, be it
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| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 14 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
| 15 | | mourn the passing of James L. "Jim" Johnson Sr., and extend our |
| 16 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew |
| 17 | | and loved him; and be it further
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| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 19 | | presented to the family of James Johnson Sr. as an expression |
| 20 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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