SR1039 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Harlan E. Johannsen of Morrison, who passed away on September 19, 2015; and

WHEREAS, Harlan Johannsen was born on April 18, 1928 in Sabula, Iowa; his parents were Otto H. and Anna M. (nee Ingwersen) Johannsen; he married Wilma Medendorp on September 19, 1964 at Trinity Reformed Church in Fulton; and

WHEREAS, Harlan Johannsen served in the United States Army during the Korean War; and

WHEREAS, Harlan Johannsen was educated in Miles, Iowa grade schools and was a graduate of Miles High School; he began farming in the Miles, Iowa area; in 1956, he moved to Morrison, where he continued to farm; and

WHEREAS, Harlan Johannsen was a member of Emmanuel Reformed Church in Morrison and the Whiteside County Farm Bureau; he was a life member of over 60 continuous years of the Morrison American Legion Post #328, where he served as commander and as the Whiteside County Commander for the American Legion; while at the American Legion, he also served on the firing squad, marched in parades for Memorial Day and Veterans Day, and placed flags on veterans' gravesites on Veterans Day in several Whiteside County cemeteries; and

WHEREAS, Harlan Johannsen was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Rojean Duben; and

WHEREAS, Harlan Johannsen is survived by his wife, Wilma; his son, Keith (Amy) Johannsen; his grandsons, Kelby and Avery Johannsen; and his sister, Donna Loomis; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his family and friends, mourn the passing of Harlan E. Johannsen; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Harlan Johannsen as an expression of our sympathy.