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| | SR0149 | | LRB103 31570 ECR 59724 r |
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened |
| 3 | | to learn of the death of Dorothy Mae Johnson of Springfield, |
| 4 | | who passed away on February 23, 2023; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dorothy Johnson was born to Callie Mae (Smith) |
| 6 | | Williams and Roosevelt "Bubba" Williams Sr. in Macon, |
| 7 | | Mississippi on January 21, 1950; she married James E. Johnson |
| 8 | | Sr. on March 21, 1970, and they moved to Springfield in the |
| 9 | | early 1970s; she graduated from Lincoln Land Community College |
| 10 | | through the Nursing Certification Program; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Dorothy Johnson worked as a Licensed Practical |
| 12 | | Nurse (LPN); and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Dorothy Johnson was a lifelong member of Union |
| 14 | | Baptist Church, and she served on the Nursing Guild Auxiliary |
| 15 | | and the Usher Ministry; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, Dorothy Johnson was a person of strong faith from |
| 17 | | a young age; her favorite pastimes were gardening and caring |
| 18 | | for her dogs; and
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| 19 | | WHEREAS, Dorothy Johnson will be remembered as a loving |
| 20 | | and devoted mother; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Dorothy Johnson was preceded in death by her |
| 2 | | husband; her father; her brother, Roy Lee Williams; and her |
| 3 | | granddaughter, Jade Cheri Johnson; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, Dorothy Johnson is survived by her mother; her |
| 5 | | daughter, Delores (James Jr.) Jones; her sons, James Earl |
| 6 | | Johnson Jr. and Jerry Lee (Jennifer R.) Johnson; her |
| 7 | | grandchildren, James Earl Johnson III, Jerverous L. Johnson, |
| 8 | | Jami R. Jones, and James R. Jones III; her |
| 9 | | great-granddaughter, Novi'Aire Ivy'Rose Johnson; her siblings, |
| 10 | | Roosevelt (Michelle) Williams Jr., Abraham Williams, Bernice |
| 11 | | (Rev. Steven) Richie, Robert (Barbara) Williams, L.C. (Brenda) |
| 12 | | Jones, Carleen Glass, and Colleen Glass; and a host of aunts, |
| 13 | | uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends; therefore, be |
| 14 | | it
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| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL |
| 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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| 17 | | Dorothy Mae Johnson and extend our sincere
condolences to her |
| 18 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved
her; and be it |
| 19 | | further
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| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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| 21 | | presented to the family of Dorothy Johnson as an expression of
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| 22 | | our deepest sympathy.
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