Full Text of SR0722 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Mary Alice Johnson, who passed away on | 4 | | December 24, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Mary Johnson was born in Forrest City, Arkansas | 6 | | to Isaac Sr. and Ella Mae Reese on May 4, 1943; at age five, | 7 | | she moved with her family to Chicago and attended Stone Temple | 8 | | Missionary Baptist Church on Chicago's west side; she attended | 9 | | Julius Hay Hess School and graduated from John Marshall High | 10 | | School; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, After graduating, Mary Johnson went to work as a | 12 | | seamstress at a local cleaners on Chicago's west side; she | 13 | | married Joe Louis Johnson on October 28, 1960 and became a | 14 | | homemaker for many years; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, After raising her children, Mary Johnson began | 16 | | working for the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) as a customer | 17 | | assistant in February 1990; she also served as a conductor and | 18 | | union representative; she was very devoted to her job; she was | 19 | | never late and never called in sick; she was loved by many of | 20 | | her coworkers, and some of them became lifelong friends; she | 21 | | retired in March 2011, after 21 years of service; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Mary Johnson had a big heart and was the kindest | 2 | | person you ever met; she loved going to church, the casino, | 3 | | dining out, cooking, and dancing; most of all, she loved her | 4 | | family unconditionally; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Mary Johnson was preceded in death by her | 6 | | husband, Joe Louis Johnson; her children, Joseph Johnson and | 7 | | Dante Johnson; her parents; her sisters, Victoria Bryant, Mae | 8 | | Ella Alexander, and Cozetta Scott; and her brother, Isaac | 9 | | Reese Jr.; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Mary Johnson is survived by her children, Steven | 11 | | (Michelle), Landis, Cheryl (Ricky), Carla (Levertis), and | 12 | | Corey (Lasina); 21 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren; | 13 | | her brother, Joe Watts; her special sister-in-law, Gennell | 14 | | Reese; and numerous nephews, nieces, cousins, friends, and | 15 | | coworkers; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 18 | | Mary Alice Johnson and extend our sincere condolences to her | 19 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 20 | | further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 22 | | presented to the family of Mary Johnson as an expression of our |
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| 1 | | deepest sympathy.
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