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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to |
| 3 | | celebrate and honor the life of Eleanor "Eli" Johnson Grafton |
| 4 | | of Moline, who passed away on May 9, 2014; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Eleanor Johnson Grafton was born on December 23, |
| 6 | | 1925 in Moscow, Iowa; her parents were Leonard and Elsie Morgan |
| 7 | | Lange; she married Gordon Johnson on June 9, 1946; he preceded |
| 8 | | her in death on December 17, 1982; she then married Jim Grafton |
| 9 | | in January of 1985; he preceded her in death on April 20, 2002; |
| 10 | | and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Eleanor Johnson Grafton graduated from Moline |
| 12 | | High School and attended Augustana College in Rock Island; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Eleanor Johnson Grafton was a member of All Saints |
| 14 | | Episcopal Church in Moline and King's Daughters Carolyn Getz |
| 15 | | Circle; she was also a member of the Moline Library Board for |
| 16 | | 20 years and served as the board's president; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, Eleanor Johnson Grafton was preceded in death by |
| 18 | | her parents; her first husband; her second husband; 2 sisters; |
| 19 | | and Esther and Harold Olson, Hilda Olson, Michael Harper Manis, |
| 20 | | Josh Grafton, and Alex Hallene; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Eleanor Johnson Grafton is survived by a son, |
| 2 | | Gordon Johnson; 3 daughters, Laurie Johnson Manis, Kathryn |
| 3 | | (Steve Kuemmerle) Johnson, and Betsey (Rick Sherman) Johnson; 6 |
| 4 | | grandchildren, Charles (Melissa) Manis, Geoffrey (Jennifer) |
| 5 | | Manis, Pamela Kuemmerle, Harris Kuemmerle, William Sherman, |
| 6 | | and Eliza Sherman; a great-grandchild, Harper Michael Manis; 5 |
| 7 | | stepchildren, Jim (Mary) Grafton, Suzi Apple, Mindy (Steve) |
| 8 | | Kruse, Molly Grafton, and Al Hallene; 6 step-grandchildren, |
| 9 | | Abby and Ben Grafton, Ashley and Aubrie Apple, and Bryan and |
| 10 | | Jimmy Hallene; and her special caregivers, including Heather |
| 11 | | Andrew and Becky Burwell; therefore, be it
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| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL |
| 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we celebrate and honor |
| 14 | | the life of Eleanor "Eli" Johnson Grafton and mourn her |
| 15 | | passing; and be it further
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 17 | | presented to the family of Eleanor Johnson Grafton as an |
| 18 | | expression of our sympathy.
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