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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of Robert J. "Bob" Johnson of Alton, who |
| 4 | | passed away on August 19, 2010; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, He was born on December 3, 1935, in St. Louis, the |
| 6 | | son of Robert W. & Esther (Mook) Johnson; he married Mary Lou |
| 7 | | McClintock on June 25, 1955, at Saints Peter & Paul Catholic |
| 8 | | Church in Alton; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, He owned and operated Johnson's Corner and was a |
| 10 | | co-owner of Runway Lounge and also a member of the Madison |
| 11 | | County Tavern Owners Association; he was a member of Saints |
| 12 | | Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Alton, the Knights of Columbus |
| 13 | | (4th degree) in Alton, the Alton Eagles Lodge 254, the Alton |
| 14 | | Wood River Sportsman's Club, and the Optimist Board; he was a |
| 15 | | board member of Reliance Bank, the Crisis Food Center, and a |
| 16 | | Life Master in Bridge; he was an avid lover of Las Vegas and |
| 17 | | the Argosy casino; and he was a board member of Senior Services |
| 18 | | Plus and the Foster Grandparents Program; and
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| 19 | | WHEREAS, He enjoyed spending time with his family and |
| 20 | | friends; and
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| 21 | | WHEREAS, In addition to his parents, he was also preceded |
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| 1 | | in death by one grandson, Gregory Peipert; and
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Robert Johnson is survived by his wife Mary Lou |
| 3 | | Johnson; his five daughters and sons-in-law, Jeanne and Chris |
| 4 | | Peipert, Jacqueline and Mark Cain, Judy and Chris Durr, Jane |
| 5 | | and Jim Strebel, and Julie and Ethan Basler; his son and |
| 6 | | daughter-in-law, Jimmie and Cathy Johnson; his fourteen |
| 7 | | grandchildren, Wendie Peipert, Nick Cain and his wife, Kendall, |
| 8 | | Tony Cain and his wife, Katie, David Strebel and his wife, Jen, |
| 9 | | Abbie Hodge and her husband, Dustin, Matt Cain, Jason Peipert, |
| 10 | | Monica Hardin and her husband, Jeff, Savanna Durr, Jett Durr, |
| 11 | | Posy Durr, Alex Basler, Nash Johnson, and Noah Johnson; his |
| 12 | | five great grandchildren, Audrey and Caroline Cain, Evan |
| 13 | | Dugger, Max Strebel, and Austin Hodge; and his sister, Dorothy |
| 14 | | Kleinschnittger; therefore, be it
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| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL |
| 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with |
| 17 | | his family and friends, the passing of Robert Johnson; and be |
| 18 | | it further
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 20 | | presented to the family of Robert Johnson as a symbol of our |
| 21 | | sincere sympathy.
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