Full Text of SR0214 98th 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 Joel Clayton Johnson Sr. of Peoria, who | 4 | | passed away on April 4, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Joel Johnson Sr. was born on August 17, 1962, in | 6 | | Chicago to Bishop Joseph H. and Annie Jo (Hunter) Johnson; he | 7 | | graduated from Woodruff High School in 1980; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Joel Johnson Sr. was an ordained minister, peer | 9 | | mentor, and board member at New Hope Apartments and its | 10 | | president's counsel; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Joel Johnson Sr. was employed by ComEd for over a | 12 | | decade and held various positions at Caterpillar, Cilco, UPS, | 13 | | and ADM; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Joel Johnson Sr. was preceded in death by his | 15 | | mother, Annie Jo Gordon; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Joel Johnson Sr. is survived by his children, Joel | 17 | | Clayton Johnson Jr. and Gabrielle Armani Johnson; his father, | 18 | | Bishop Joseph Johnson; his siblings Jonathan (Dedra) Johnson | 19 | | Sr., Illinois State Representative Jehan (Derrick) Booth, | 20 | | Jamal (Rosie) Gordon, Ralph (Gloria) Wrightner, Roger Jordan, |
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| 1 | | Lydell Gordon Jr., Chantay (Corey) Gray, Shando (Don) Harris, | 2 | | Antoinette (Cornelius) Donald, and Daniel (Liz) Billsbury; and | 3 | | 23 foster brothers; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 5 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 6 | | Joel Johnson Sr., and we extend our sincere condolences to his | 7 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 8 | | further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the family of Joel Johnson Sr. as an expression of | 11 | | our deepest sympathy.
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