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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to

3learn of the death of Juanita Johnessee of Bunker Hill, who 
4passed away on January 15, 2020; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Juanita Johnessee was born in Clementsville, 
6Kentucky to Logan Pettyjohn and Eva Atwood Pettyjohn on 
7February 27, 1934; she graduated from Bunker Hill High School 
8in 1952 and married Robert F. Johnessee at the Berean Baptist 
9Church in Bunker Hill on September 4, 1953; she was a homemaker 
10and a member of the Berean Baptist Church; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Juanita Johnessee was preceded in death by her 
12parents, Logan Pettyjohn and Eva Atwood Pettyjohn; her sisters, 
13Janeva Garrison and Beatrice Throne; and her brothers, Roy 
14Pettyjohn, Lee Pettyjohn, and Coy Pettyjohn; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Juanita Johnessee is survived by her husband, 
16Robert F. Johnessee; her children, Robert L. (Heidi) Johnessee 
17and Deborah Dorrington; her grandchildren, Major Robert 
18(Veronica) Johnessee, Brian (Sara) Johnessee, Bethany (Joshua) 
19Eldridge, Sara (Eric) Cayton, James Dorrington, and Benjamin 
20(Christi) Dorrington; her nine great-grandchildren; and her 
21sister, Thelma "Poodle" Roberts; therefore, be it
  
 
 
 
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1    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL 
2ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
 
3Juanita Johnessee and extend our sincere
condolences to her 
4family, friends, and all who knew and loved
her; and be it 
5further
  
 
6    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

7presented to the family of Juanita Johnessee as an expression 
8of
our deepest sympathy.