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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 Hinsdale Deputy Fire Chief Mark P. |
| 4 | | Johnson, who died in the line of duty on September 20, 2010; |
| 5 | | and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Prior to working with the Hinsdale Fire |
| 7 | | Department, he worked for Soukup's Hardware (now, Fuller's |
| 8 | | Hardware) throughout high school and college; he later worked |
| 9 | | at the Adventist Hinsdale Hospital as the safety inspector; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, He lived in LaGrange Park and held an associate's |
| 11 | | degree in fire science from the College of DuPage, a bachelor's |
| 12 | | degree in fire science from Southern Illinois University, and a |
| 13 | | bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Illinois |
| 14 | | in Chicago; and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, He joined the Hinsdale Fire Department in February |
| 16 | | of 1986; he was promoted to lieutenant in October of 2001, to |
| 17 | | captain in May of 2003, and to deputy chief in May of 2008; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, He voluntarily enrolled in the Good Samaritan |
| 19 | | Paramedic program in 1988, becoming one of the first |
| 20 | | paramedic/firefighters in the department; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, He served as the department's training officer and |
| 2 | | paramedic coordinator for several years; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; Philip |
| 4 | | and Carol Johnson; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Mark Johnson is survived by his wife, Cheryl (nee, |
| 6 | | Schroeder); his son, Matthew; his siblings, Eric (Kyle) |
| 7 | | Bachman-Johnson, Hope (James) Glass, Joyce (Don) Ross, and Leif |
| 8 | | (Liz) Johnson; his mother-in-law and father-in-law, Mary and |
| 9 | | Leo Schroeder; his sisters-in-law, Carrie Chavez and Sue |
| 10 | | Schroeder; and his nieces and nephews, Jessica, Addie, Bart, |
| 11 | | Jamie, Logan, Jenny, Jake, Ben, Avery, Mindi, Julian, Nathan, |
| 12 | | Aidan, Beth, Emily, Lauren, Jackie, Abbey, Finn, Nick, Amanda, |
| 13 | | Maddi, Tori, and Emma; therefore, be it
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| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL |
| 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with |
| 16 | | his family, friends, fellow firefighters, and a grateful |
| 17 | | community, the passing of Hinsdale Deputy Fire Chief Mark P. |
| 18 | | Johnson; and be it further
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 20 | | presented to the family of Mark Johnson as a symbol of our |
| 21 | | sincere sympathy.
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