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 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members of the Senate  of  the  Ninety-Third
 3    General  Assembly  were  saddened  to learn of the passing of
 4    Janet Johnson Grant on October 17, 2003; and

 5        WHEREAS, Janet Johnson Grant was a devoted mother of  two
 6    and a passionate lawyer, with a great sense of humor; and

 7        WHEREAS,   Janet   Johnson  Grant  served  as  a  Special
 8    Assistant to the General Superintendent on Labor Affairs  for
 9    the Cook County Forest Preserve District; and

10        WHEREAS,  Janet  Johnson  Grant  was an amateur chef, who
11    enjoyed cooking and entertaining; and

12        WHEREAS, Janet Johnson Grant was especially fond of pigs,
13    and enjoyed collecting pig figurines; and

14        WHEREAS, Janet Johnson Grant was the daughter of the late
15    Robert Johnson, executive editor and  publisher  of  Jet  and
16    Ebony magazines; and

17        WHEREAS, Janet Johnson Grant was a vivacious, intelligent
18    woman,  and  an environmentalist, who knew the name of almost
19    every wildflower; and

20        WHEREAS, Janet Johnson Grant's  passing  will  be  deeply
21    felt  by  many,  especially her mother, Naomi "Nemi" Johnson;
22    her husband, McNair Grant Jr.; her two children; her  family,
23    and her many friends; therefore be it

24        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  SENATE  OF  THE  NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
25    ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of
26    Janet Johnson Grant; and be it further

27        RESOLVED, That a suitable  copy  of  this  resolution  be
28    presented  to  the  family  of  Janet  Johnson  Grant  as  an
29    expression of our sorrow for their loss.