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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois 
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were saddened to learn of the passing of Michael Steven Johnson 
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on Tuesday, November 11, 2003; and
 
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WHEREAS, Michael Steven Johnson was born in Los Angeles, 
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California to parents, Rayfield and Clairece Watkins; and
 
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WHEREAS, Michael Steven Johnson joined the United States 
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Air Force after graduating from Wendell Phillips High School; 
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and
 
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WHEREAS, Michael Steven Johnson continued his education 
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after being discharged, earning an Associate's Degree in 
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Mathematics from Kennedy-King College; and
 
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WHEREAS, Michael Steven Johnson had a charismatic 
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personality, infectious smile, and was a "people person" who 
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was affectionately known as "Mike" or "Papa Mike" by his 
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grandchildren; and
 
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WHEREAS, Michael Steven Johnson was married to Willia Pope 
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for twenty-six years; he was the father to two daughters from 
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his previous marriage and the father of a son from his second 
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union; and
 
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WHEREAS, Michael Steven Johnson's passing will be deeply 
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felt by many, especially his wife, Willia; his two daughters 
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and son-in-law, Alderman Latasha Thomas and her husband, 
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Timothy Jr., and Teresa Johnson; his son, Justin; his three 
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grandchildren, Victoria, Timothy III, and Christian Jaelen; 
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his godson, Romulus Jackson; his two sisters and 
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brother-in-law, Imani Kali Nyah and Lametrice Bush and her 
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husband, Kirk; his brother, Rayfield Watkins, Jr.; his two 
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special aunts, Ora D. Frenchwood and Betty Woodward; his 
 


 









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mother-in-law, Emma Pope; his five sisters-in-law; his three 
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brothers-in-law; his three special cousins, Johnny L. 
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Robinson, Earle Deloach, and Thomas Gosha; his two special 
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friends, Lionel Walker and Milford Hackett; and numerous 
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nieces, nephews, friends, and family; therefore, be it
 
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RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD  GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing  of 
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Michael Steven Johnson along with all who knew and loved him 
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and extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends; 
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and be it further


 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Michael Steven Johnson as an 
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expression of our sorrow for their loss.