Full Text of HR0488 97th General Assembly
HR0488 97TH 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 Herman | 4 | | "Chip" Johnson, II, who passed away on July 19, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, He was born on October 21, 1967; he received | 6 | | Christ as his personal Savior and was baptized at St. John AME | 7 | | Church; he was an active member of the Praise Choir and the | 8 | | Sanctuary Choir; after moving to North Carolina he became a | 9 | | member of St. Matthew AME Church in Raleigh; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, He completed his education in Oak Park; he played | 11 | | violin since the third grade and played with the orchestra and | 12 | | Chamber String Ensemble in high school, traveling to Austria, | 13 | | France, Germany, Italy, and Switzerland with both groups; he | 14 | | was a Beau in Mu Mu Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha | 15 | | Fraternity's Beautillion III '85; he also participated as an | 16 | | escort in the John C. Vaughn Cotillion; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, He received his Bachelor of Science degree in | 18 | | Criminal Justice from the University of Illinois at Chicago; | 19 | | after graduation he became a candidate for officer training in | 20 | | the United States Navy; he was commissioned as an Ensign in | 21 | | September of 1998; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, After serving in the Navy he moved to Arizona and | 2 | | received his Paralegal Assistant certification; he was | 3 | | employed with the Maricopa County District Attorney's Office; | 4 | | he later moved to Lansing, Michigan and attended school; he | 5 | | eventually moved to North Carolina and worked as a District | 6 | | Supervisor for a security firm; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Herman "Chip" Johnson, II is survived by his | 8 | | parents, Herman and Elaine; his brothers, Joseph and Ivan; his | 9 | | sisters, Pamela (Moses) Watson, Tessa, and Verna; his nephews, | 10 | | Chad and Jacob; his niece, Gabriana; and a host of family and | 11 | | friends; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 14 | | we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of | 15 | | Herman "Chip" Johnson, II; and be it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Herman "Chip" Johnson, II as a | 18 | | symbol of our sincere sympathy.
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