Full Text of SR0706 101st 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 Geraldine Johnson, who passed away on | 4 | | September 22, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Geraldine Johnson was born in Bolivar, | 6 | | Mississippi to Elgie and Juanita Finley on April 9, 1936; she | 7 | | married Robert Martin Johnson Sr.; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Geraldine Johnson retired after 38 years of | 9 | | service to the Illinois Department of Revenue; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Geraldine Johnson was a great asset to the | 11 | | community of Springfield; she served as a board member of CCC | 12 | | and was a member of the Illinois State Employees Association; | 13 | | and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Geraldine Johnson was a member of Union Baptist | 15 | | Church for 76 years, where she served in several capacities, | 16 | | including as an usher and greeter and with the newsletter | 17 | | committee, the Missionary Circle, the Golden Girls, and the | 18 | | A.L. Wilson committee; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Geraldine Johnson was preceded in death by her | 20 | | parents; her husband, Robert; her son, Robert Martin "Bobby |
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| 1 | | Grove" Johnson Jr.; her brother, Augusta McKinney; and her | 2 | | sister, Juanita Huggins; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Geraldine Johnson is survived by her daughter, | 4 | | Jackie; her sons, Michael Johnson, Gary Jones, and John Jones; | 5 | | her granddaughters, Michelle (Corey) Cole and D'Andre Hardy; | 6 | | her grandsons, Kevin Jones and Richard McCloud; and numerous | 7 | | grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, | 8 | | and friends; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 11 | | Geraldine Johnson and extend our sincere condolences to her | 12 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 13 | | further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Geraldine Johnson as an expression | 16 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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