Full Text of HR1003 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Eve Johns | 4 | | of Marion, who passed away on January 16, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Eve Johns was born in Carbondale to Raymond M. and | 6 | | Eva Jewell (nee Chamness) Prince on May 3, 1931; she graduated | 7 | | from Carbondale High School in 1949 and attended Southern | 8 | | Illinois University in Carbondale; she married Harold Gene | 9 | | Johns in Arkansas on January 1, 1951; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Eve Johns was devoted to her husband, family, and | 11 | | managing her home; she always was interested in their many | 12 | | different activities and always was encouraging and giving | 13 | | advice when she could; she also loved helping and mentoring | 14 | | other children; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Eve Johns attended First Baptist Church in Marion | 16 | | earlier in her life; most recently, she attended Aldersgate | 17 | | United Methodist Church, also in Marion; she was affiliated | 18 | | with CASA and the H Group as a child advocate and mentor to | 19 | | children; she enjoyed going to car shows in the area, where she | 20 | | would enter her Jaguar in competitions, winning many times; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Eve Johns was preceded in death by her husband of |
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| 1 | | over 33 years, Harold; her parents; her son, Dane Ray Johns; | 2 | | her daughter-in-law, Karen Johns; and her 2 brothers, Eddie | 3 | | Prince and Earl Prince; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Eve Johns is survived by her son, Mark C. Johns; | 5 | | her daughter and son-in-law, Daradan and Steve Lampley; her 6 | 6 | | grandchildren, Vanessa Durfee and her husband, Kristopher, | 7 | | Casey Lampley, Dane C. Johns and his wife, Stacy, Kaiden Johns, | 8 | | Elair Johns, and Dennon Johns; her 7 great-grandchildren, | 9 | | Alicia Durfee, Weslyn Durfee, Theo Durfee, Olivia Lampley, | 10 | | Logan Lampley, and Ezra and Eli Johns; her 3 brothers and | 11 | | sister-in-law, Raymond E. Prince, Edmond and Elaine Prince, and | 12 | | Edward Prince; a host of nieces and nephews; other extended | 13 | | family; and many friends; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 15 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 16 | | mourn the passing of Eve Johns, and extend our sincere | 17 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 18 | | her; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Eve Johns as an expression of our | 21 | | deepest sympathy.
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