Full Text of SR2130 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Margaret Elizabeth "Maggie" Johnson | 4 | | Martin of Watseka, who passed away on October 21, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Maggie Martin was born in Bay City, Michigan to | 6 | | Mercedes (McMullen) and J. Lennart Johnson on July 12, 1941; | 7 | | she attended the University of Michigan and earned her Master | 8 | | of Music in Piano Performance; she married Richard "Dick" | 9 | | Martin at the Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago on August | 10 | | 18, 1973; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Maggie Martin was an accomplished pianist and also | 12 | | played the violin and cello; early in her career, she taught at | 13 | | both the Interlochen School of Performing Arts and Central | 14 | | Michigan University; she then moved to Chicago and started her | 15 | | own company, where she sold computers; in 1989, she became the | 16 | | General Manager of WGFA Radio; she took the station to the full | 17 | | 50,000 watts it is today and made several positive | 18 | | improvements; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Maggie Martin was named Chicago Businesswoman of | 20 | | the Year in the late 1960s; in the early 1980s, she, along with | 21 | | other leading women in the community, began the Iroquois Arts | 22 | | and Education Council to bring string, vocal, and piano lessons |
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| 1 | | to the community; she served as Chairperson of the Iroquois | 2 | | Memorial Hospital (IMH) Development Council from 1991 until | 3 | | 2006; she served on the IMH Board of Trustees from 2003 until | 4 | | 2014; she was also on the Board of Governors at the County Club | 5 | | of Florida in Boynton Beach, Florida; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Maggie Martin enjoyed tennis and snow skiing; she | 7 | | also picked up the game of golf and had six holes in one; she | 8 | | was an avid reader; she and Dick enjoyed vacationing in Delray | 9 | | Beach, Florida during the winters; she was kind, generous, | 10 | | spiritual, and loving and left her mark on all who knew her; | 11 | | and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Maggie Martin was preceded in death by her parents | 13 | | and one grandchild; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Maggie Martin is survived by her husband, Dick; | 15 | | her children, Sam (Liz) Martin, Nancy (Mark) Burns, Daniel | 16 | | Martin, Gregory Martin, and Stacey Smith; her stepmother, | 17 | | Bonnie Johnson; her sister, Debra Gruber; her brothers, Fred | 18 | | Johnson, Thomas (Brenda) Teeple, and Pat (Nancy) Johnson; her | 19 | | 12 grandchildren; her 10 great-grandchildren; and her many | 20 | | aunts, cousins, nieces, and nephews; therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 22 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| 1 | | Margaret Elizabeth "Maggie" Johnson Martin and extend our | 2 | | sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew | 3 | | and loved her; and be it further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to the family of Maggie Martin as an expression of | 6 | | our deepest sympathy.
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