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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Daniel L. "Chief" Johnson of Port Byron, 
4who passed away on August 8, 2020; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Dan Johnson was born in Kewanee to Hayden "Jack" 
6and Adella (Euchaski) Johnson on August 24, 1935; he graduated 
7from Visitation Catholic School and Wethersfield High School; 
8he married Colette Wilson in 1956, and she preceded him in 
9death in 1978; he married Linda J. Coe in Colona on June 22, 
101985; he began his service in the U.S. Air Force as an aircraft 
11loadmaster in 1952, and he retired as a chief master sergeant 
12(E-9) in 1995; during his military service, he attended the 
13University of Maryland and the University of Oklahoma; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, Following his service, Dan Johnson was employed as 
15a maintenance management supervisor at the Arsenal with the 
16U.S. Army Armament, Munitions & Chemical Command (AMCCOM); he 
17later became a truck owner and operator, and  alongside his 
18wife, he was a popcorn farmer; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, Dan Johnson served as trustee and later supervisor 
20of Coe Township, as president of the St. John's Parish Council, 
21as Eucharistic minister and lector at St. John's, as trustee 
22and president of the Our Lady of Grace Education Commission, 
 
 
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1and as a three-time member of the Alleman High School Board; he 
2was a life member of the Coe-Lamb American Legion, the Vietnam 
3Veterans Association, the Professional Loadmaster Association, 
4the Air Force Sergeant's Association, and the Air Force 
5Association; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Dan Johnson was preceded in death by his first 
7wife and his parents; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Dan Johnson is survived by his wife, Linda; his 
9children, Daniel C. Johnson, Valary L. Johnson, and Leslie D. 
10(Doug) Johnson; his brother, Michael (Marcia) Johnson; his 
11grandchildren, Nicolette (Joji) Mangubat, Cameron Starke, and 
12Dylan Johnson; and several nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
  
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL 
14ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
15Daniel L. "Chief" Johnson and extend our sincere condolences to 
16his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
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18    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
19presented to the family of Dan Johnson as an expression of our 
20deepest sympathy.