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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 Harlan G. Johnson of Monmouth, who passed |
4 | | away on August 3, 2014; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Harlan Johnson was born in Monmouth on August 3, |
6 | | 1927 to Harlan E. and Clytie (Logsdon) Johnson; he attended |
7 | | Monmouth Public Schools; he served with the United States Navy |
8 | | on the Destroyer U.S.S. Mullany during World War II from |
9 | | 1944-1946, participating in the battles of Iwo Jima and |
10 | | Okinawa; he later served with the United States Army during the |
11 | | Korean War from 1948-1952, earning 5 Battle Stars and the |
12 | | Combat Infantry Badge and obtaining the rank of Sergeant; he |
13 | | married Delores Jackson in Monmouth on October 7, 1953; and
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14 | | WHEREAS, Harlan Johnson served as the General Chairman with |
15 | | the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks in Chicago for several years; |
16 | | he later moved back to Monmouth and worked at Wilson Foods |
17 | | where he became the President of United Food and Commercial |
18 | | Workers Union Local #1218; he retired in 1990; and
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19 | | WHEREAS, Harlan Johnson was a member of the First Lutheran |
20 | | Church of Monmouth; he was a lifetime member of the Monmouth |
21 | | Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #2301 and the Monmouth American |
22 | | Legion Post #136; he was active in the local Democratic Party; |