Full Text of SR1151 096th 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 Alice Mae Johnson of Chicago, who passed | 4 | | away on January 2, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, She was born on December 4, 1926 to William Mathew | 6 | | Wadley and Maude (Woods) Wadley in Chicago; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, She attended DuSable High School; she later | 8 | | married Joseph Jay Johnson; from this
union, they had five boys | 9 | | and one girl; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, She worked at Campbell Soup, Montgomery Ward, and | 11 | | the
Chicago Housing Authority, and participated in many | 12 | | different civic activities and service organizations; she | 13 | | received many awards from the School Board, Parent Club, and | 14 | | Bingo
Committee; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, She sang in her church choir and played an
active | 16 | | role for St. Joseph Parish and elementary school; she loved and | 17 | | was loved by everyone who knew her; she remembered everyone's | 18 | | special occasions with a phone call, card, or a personal gift; | 19 | | she prepared holiday dinners, inviting family to enjoy games | 20 | | and laughter; and she loved reminiscing; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her parents; her | 2 | | husband; and her siblings, Ruth, William Jr., Bernice, and | 3 | | Edith; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Alice Mae Johnson is survived by her children, | 5 | | Jerrry (Sharon), Joseph (Niva), Michael, William, Phillip | 6 | | (Idalis), and Valerie; her many grandchildren; her many | 7 | | great-grandchildren; her sister, Dorothy Wadley; her brother, | 8 | | Carl Wadley; her many nieces and nephews; and a host of | 9 | | relatives and friends; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 12 | | her family and friends, the passing of Alice Mae Johnson; and | 13 | | be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Alice Mae Johnson as a symbol of our | 16 | | sincere sympathy.
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