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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Ralph Evan Johnson of Jacksonville, | ||||||
| 4 | who passed away on April 6, 2023; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Ralph Johnson was born in Jacksonville to Everett | ||||||
| 6 | and Margaret Murphy Johnson on September 29, 1932; he | ||||||
| 7 | graduated from Routt Catholic High School in 1950; he served | ||||||
| 8 | in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was stationed in | ||||||
| 9 | Austria; he married Agnes Jackson at Our Saviour
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| 10 | Church on January 8, 1955; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Ralph Johnson farmed with his sons; he was a | ||||||
| 12 | member of the local farm bureau and was named Outstanding | ||||||
| 13 | Young Farmer by the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Ralph Johnson served his community in many | ||||||
| 15 | capacities, including as president of the Holy Name Society at | ||||||
| 16 | Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Franklin; he was a member of | ||||||
| 17 | the Franklin Lions Club since 1957, serving as district | ||||||
| 18 | cabinet secretary from 1964 to 1965, district governor, and | ||||||
| 19 | chairman of the Council Governors from 1979 to 1980 for the | ||||||
| 20 | Lions of Illinois; he was recognized by the Lions for 60 years | ||||||
| 21 | of perfect attendance; he was also a member of the Lions of | ||||||
| 22 | Illinois Foundation Board; and | ||||||
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Ralph Johnson was a member of the Franklin School | ||||||
| 2 | Board and Franklin American Legion Post 1089 for 50 years, | ||||||
| 3 | serving as commissioner for seven years; he was a charter | ||||||
| 4 | member of the Morgan County Sheriff's Office Merit Commission | ||||||
| 5 | and was a precinct committeeman for Pisgah; and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, Ralph Johnson served with the Combined Veterans | ||||||
| 7 | Ceremonial Team for 21 years and was commander for 15 years; he | ||||||
| 8 | was a member of Our Saviour Catholic Church and a former member | ||||||
| 9 | of Sacred Heart Church; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Ralph Johnson was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 11 | siblings, Helen Geimer, James Johnson, Margaret Burnett, Mary | ||||||
| 12 | Fleischli, Harold Johnson, and Donald Johnson; his son, Ralph | ||||||
| 13 | Evan Johnson Jr.; and his grandson, Samuel Evan Massalone; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Ralph Johnson is survived by his wife, Agnes; his | ||||||
| 15 | children, Nancy (Steve) Decker, Everett (LeAnn) Johnson, | ||||||
| 16 | Patricia (Mike) Elliott, Darryl (Stacy) Johnson, Karen (Mike) | ||||||
| 17 | Roberts, Rebecca (Mark) Johnson-Dyer, and Christopher (Mindi) | ||||||
| 18 | Johnson; his grandchildren, Jeremy (Bethany) Decker, Valerie | ||||||
| 19 | (Danny) Krohe, Chad (Jessi) Johnson, Jessica Johnson, Erica | ||||||
| 20 | Klendworth, Justin (Karrie) Johnson, Ashley (Andy) DeGroot, | ||||||
| 21 | Jenna Johnson, Ryan (Katrina) Elliott, Alaina Elliott, Alex | ||||||
| 22 | Johnson, Brandon (Autumn) Johnson, Mitchell Shade, Evan Shade, | ||||||
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| 1 | Emma Massalone, Anna Massalone, Ella Walters, Jason Roberts, | ||||||
| 2 | Chris (Sam) Roberts, Erin (Matt) Fletcher, Dan (Angie) | ||||||
| 3 | Roberts, Kennadi Johnson, Kamdyn Johnson, and Kai Johnson; his | ||||||
| 4 | great-grandchildren, Colton Decker, Caleb Decker, Jayla | ||||||
| 5 | Johnson, Adia Killebrew, Avia Lowe, Ryder King, Amelia Krohe, | ||||||
| 6 | Declan Krohe, Miley Klendworth, Maddy Klendworth, Knox | ||||||
| 7 | Klendworth, Owen DeGroot, Cash Elliott, Shaylie Elliott, Jack | ||||||
| 8 | Edwards, Mia Johnson, Sully Roberts, Kate Roberts, Margaret | ||||||
| 9 | Roberts, Bridget Roberts, Theo Fletcher, and Cooper Ray; and | ||||||
| 10 | his brother, Robert (Judy) Johnson; therefore, be it
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| 11 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 12 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 13 | Ralph Evan Johnson and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 14 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 15 | further
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| 16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 17 | presented to the family of Ralph Johnson as an expression of | ||||||
| 18 | our deepest sympathy.
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