Full Text of SR1411 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 Harlan G. Johnson of Monmouth, who passed | 4 | | away on August 3, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Harlan Johnson was born in Monmouth on August 3, | 6 | | 1927 to Harlan E. and Clytie (Logsdon) Johnson; he attended | 7 | | Monmouth Public Schools; he served with the United States Navy | 8 | | on the Destroyer U.S.S. Mullany during World War II from | 9 | | 1944-1946, participating in the battles of Iwo Jima and | 10 | | Okinawa; he later served with the United States Army during the | 11 | | Korean War from 1948-1952, earning 5 Battle Stars and the | 12 | | Combat Infantry Badge and obtaining the rank of Sergeant; he | 13 | | married Delores Jackson in Monmouth on October 7, 1953; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Harlan Johnson served as the General Chairman with | 15 | | the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks in Chicago for several years; | 16 | | he later moved back to Monmouth and worked at Wilson Foods | 17 | | where he became the President of United Food and Commercial | 18 | | Workers Union Local #1218; he retired in 1990; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Harlan Johnson was a member of the First Lutheran | 20 | | Church of Monmouth; he was a lifetime member of the Monmouth | 21 | | Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #2301 and the Monmouth American | 22 | | Legion Post #136; he was active in the local Democratic Party; |
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| 1 | | he enjoyed playing golf, jazz, and gardening and was an avid | 2 | | fan of the Chicago Bears, Cubs, and Blackhawks; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Harlan Johnson was preceded in death by his | 4 | | parents; 3 sisters; and one brother; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Harlan Johnson is survived by his wife; sons, | 6 | | Frank (Michele) Johnson and Robin Johnson; daughters, Dawn | 7 | | Johnson and Vicki Ring; 4 grandchildren; sister, Joan Needham; | 8 | | brothers, Danny (Vickie) Johnson, Tony (Barb) Johnson, and | 9 | | Bradley (Diane) Johnson; and many nieces and nephews; | 10 | | therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 13 | | Harlan G. Johnson, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 14 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 15 | | further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Harlan Johnson as an expression of | 18 | | our deepest sympathy.
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