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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
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| Johnson Sr. of Antioch, who passed away on April 28, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Frank C. Johnson Sr. was born on October 4, 1934 |
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| in Chicago; he was the son of the late Clarence and Frances |
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| (Bartlett) Johnson; and
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| WHEREAS, Frank C. Johnson Sr. moved to Round Lake in 1955 |
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| after serving in the United States Air Force; he married Louise |
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| McCann on June 9, 1956 in Antioch, living in Antioch ever |
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| since; and
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| WHEREAS, Frank C. Johnson Sr. attended the College of Lake |
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| County in the School of Business; he was employed with |
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| Commonwealth Edison for many years in management in Zion and |
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| Chicago, working there until his retirement in 1993; he was |
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| also a retired member of the Antioch Fire Department, which he |
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| served in for several years; and
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| WHEREAS, After his retirement, Frank C. Johnson Sr. worked |
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| for several years for FEMA as a part time (CEM) certified |
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| emergency manager, serving in several disaster areas; he also |
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| was active in writing the protocols for Nuclear Disasters for |
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| Illinois and various local areas; and
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| WHEREAS, Frank C. Johnson Sr. was an avid hunter, |
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| fisherman, and boater; he was a member of Ducks Unlimited and |
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| Delta Waterfowl; he also loved to sing; and
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| WHEREAS, Frank C. Johnson Sr. was preceded in death by his |
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| parents; his son, Daniel; and his brother, Robert; and
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| WHEREAS, Frank C. Johnson Sr. is survived by his wife of 52 |
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| years, Louise, his son, Frank Jr. and wife, Cathy; his |
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| grandchildren, Jack and Kelly; his brother, Donald (Dorothy) |
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| Johnson; his sisters, Jackie (Don) Phelps and Gerry (Ray) Doll; |
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| and his many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends; and
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| WHEREAS, Frank C. Johnson Sr. will be remembered by all who |
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| knew and loved him as a beloved husband, father, grandfather, |
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| and uncle whose knowledge and belief in the Lord was beyond any |
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| doubt; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Frank |
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| C. Johnson Sr.; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |