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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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| learned with regret of the death of Barbara Johnson; and
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| WHEREAS, She was born on September 16, 1934, to Noah and |
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| Leeretta Kyles of Kosciusko, Mississippi; she attended |
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| Christian Liberty Baptist Church in Kosciusko as a child; she |
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| went on to join Truevine Missionary Baptist Church, where she |
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| was an active member until illness prevented her from attending |
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| regularly; she was especially proud of the scholarship program |
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| that she founded for college-bound students; and
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| WHEREAS, When she was growing up, she was an avid |
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| basketball player; she was a twirling majorette in the school |
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| band and held the record of being one of the best majorettes in |
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| the history of the school; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Johnson retired from the Social Security |
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| Administration after 20 years of service; her colleagues |
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| remember most the way that she greeted her clients with a |
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| genuine desire to help them; she always wore a smile and |
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| laughter was always present when she met new people; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Barbara Johnson has been deeply |
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| felt by many, especially her husband, LeRoy; her daughters, |
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| Deborah D. Harper (Ronald) and Patricia A. Turner (Michael); |
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| her son, Andre D. Johnson; her grandchildren, Keturah Harper |
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| Sline (Jason), Naaman B. Harper, Amiel B. Harper, Michael |
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| Turner II, Myron Turner, Mario Turner, and Andre D. Johnson |
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| Jr.; her five great-grandchildren; a special son, Steven Dancy; |
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| her sisters, Virginia Winters, Beatrice K. Moore (Leo), and |
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| Sarah Kyles; her brothers, Walter G. Kyles (Marilyn) and James |
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| T. Kyles (Theresa); her sister-in-law, Fronnie Kyles; her |
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| brother-in-law, Ralph Woullard; and her many nieces, nephews, |
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| cousins, friends, and extended family; therefore, be it
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