Full Text of SR0642 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 Dolores Alma Johnson, who passed away on | 4 | | June 10, 2017; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Dolores Johnson was born in Chicago
to William and | 6 | | Alma Nails on June 11, 1931; she later moved to Robins with her | 7 | | parents, where she met her future husband, Elbert "Zip" | 8 | | Johnson; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Dolores Johnson had a special place in her heart | 10 | | for her community; her character, temperament, and | 11 | | determination were best displayed when she enrolled in Chicago | 12 | | State University and spent the next 10 years raising a family | 13 | | full time and attending the university part-time; she | 14 | | successfully obtained her degree in education and became an | 15 | | educator; she was always pleasant and graceful to everyone she | 16 | | met and worked with; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Dolores Johnson was an active member of Saint | 18 | | Sabina Church for over 50 years, where she was active on many | 19 | | of the church's boards and committees; she was also part of her | 20 | | block's book club and served on the board of Neighborhood | 21 | | Housing Services of Chicago; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Dolores Johnson loved tennis, swimming, | 2 | | traveling, gardening, and taking care of her family; she | 3 | | sacrificed her needs for the good of her family, always putting | 4 | | them first above anything else; she will be remembered as being | 5 | | a selfless, altruistic wife and mother who always had a smile | 6 | | on her face; she also enjoyed having tea and visiting with | 7 | | friends; she was always outdoors on a beautiful summer day and | 8 | | was always easy to find working in her beautiful garden; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Dolores Johnson was as beautiful as the flowers | 10 | | that she loved so well and her influence will forever remain in | 11 | | the lives of all who knew her; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Dolores Johnson was preceded in death by her | 13 | | husband, Elbert; her children, Stephen, Marie, and Regina; two | 14 | | grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Dolores Johnson is survived by her children, | 16 | | Kenneth (Sabrina), Victoria, Elbert (Verna), Paul (Valerie), | 17 | | Paula, Marva, Harold (Rhonda), and David; 16 grandchildren; her | 18 | | great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and | 19 | | friends; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 22 | | Dolores Alma Johnson, and extend our sincere condolences to her |
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| 1 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 2 | | further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to the family of Dolores Johnson as an expression of | 5 | | our deepest sympathy.
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