Full Text of SR0310 94th General Assembly
SR0310 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with regret of the death of Barbara Johnson; and
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| WHEREAS, She was born on September 16, 1934, to Noah and | 5 |
| Leeretta Kyles of Kosciusko, Mississippi; she attended | 6 |
| Christian Liberty Baptist Church in Kosciusko as a child; she | 7 |
| went on to join Truevine Missionary Baptist Church, where she | 8 |
| was an active member until illness prevented her from attending | 9 |
| regularly; she was especially proud of the scholarship program | 10 |
| that she founded for college-bound students; and
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| WHEREAS, When she was growing up, she was an avid | 12 |
| basketball player; she was a twirling majorette in the school | 13 |
| band and held the record of being one of the best majorettes in | 14 |
| the history of the school; and | 15 |
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Johnson retired from the Social Security | 16 |
| Administration after 20 years of service; her colleagues | 17 |
| remember most the way that she greeted her clients with a | 18 |
| genuine desire to help them; she always wore a smile and | 19 |
| laughter was always present when she met new people; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Barbara Johnson has been deeply | 21 |
| felt by many, especially her husband, LeRoy; her daughters, | 22 |
| Deborah D. Harper (Ronald) and Patricia A. Turner (Michael); | 23 |
| her son, Andre D. Johnson; her grandchildren, Keturah Harper | 24 |
| Sline (Jason), Naaman B. Harper, Amiel B. Harper, Michael | 25 |
| Turner II, Myron Turner, Mario Turner, and Andre D. Johnson | 26 |
| Jr.; her five great-grandchildren; a special son, Steven Dancy; | 27 |
| her sisters, Virginia Winters, Beatrice K. Moore (Leo), and | 28 |
| Sarah Kyles; her brothers, Walter G. Kyles (Marilyn) and James | 29 |
| T. Kyles (Theresa); her sister-in-law, Fronnie Kyles; her | 30 |
| brother-in-law, Ralph Woullard; and her many nieces, nephews, | 31 |
| cousins, friends, and extended family; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 2 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 |
| Barbara Johnson, and we extend our sincere condolences to her | 4 |
| family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 5 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 |
| presented to her family as an expression of our deepest | 8 |
| sympathy.
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