Full Text of SR0905 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 Margaret "Peggy" Johnson of Danville, who | 4 | | passed away on December 24, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Peggy Johnson was born to Bill and Maryellen | 6 | | (Morrissey) Harmon on November 4, 1952; she spent her youth in | 7 | | New Orleans, Louisiana and graduated from Archbishop Chapelle | 8 | | High School in 1970; she moved back to
Danville in 1974 and | 9 | | married Glenn R. Johnson at St. Paul's Catholic Church
in | 10 | | Danville
on October 11, 1975; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Peggy Johnson started her career as a volunteer | 12 | | with the YWCA Women's Shelter in Danville; she was a court | 13 | | advocate and voice for
women and children who were the victims | 14 | | of domestic abuse; she then became the program
coordinator for | 15 | | the YWCA Women's Shelter and Sexual Assault Crisis Services; | 16 | | she worked for the YWCA Women's Shelter for
almost 12 years; | 17 | | she served as Deputy Coroner in 1993
and was appointed to Chief | 18 | | Deputy Coroner a year later; in 1999, she was appointed | 19 | | Vermilion County Coroner and was
elected to the position in | 20 | | 2000, serving the community for the next 16 years; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Peggy Johnson was a member of the Business and | 22 | | Professional Women's Foundation, AMBUCS, the YMCA board, the |
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Examiners Association, and the | 2 | | Illinois Association of County Officials; she regularly | 3 | | volunteered to give lectures at local schools
about her career; | 4 | | and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Peggy Johnson loved to give out free hugs and | 6 | | never met a stranger; after retiring from her position, she | 7 | | enjoyed spending time with her family and friends and rarely | 8 | | missed watching her Cubbies play; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Peggy Johnson was preceded in death by her | 10 | | parents; her brother, Jack Harmon; her sister, Anne Harmon; her | 11 | | nephew, John David Harmon; and her
lifelong friend Bill Hagler; | 12 | | and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Peggy Johnson is survived by her spouse, Glenn; | 14 | | her sons, David (Haley McKenzie) and Jesse (Rebecca)
Johnson; | 15 | | her daughter, Sarah Johnson; her brothers, Pat (Patti), Mike | 16 | | (Rita), and Tom Harmon; her sister, Suzie (Dale) Salonen; her | 17 | | grandchildren, Audrey and Carson Strawser; and her special | 18 | | friends and family,
Nancy Harmon and Shelly Stout; therefore, | 19 | | be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 22 | | Margaret "Peggy" Johnson and extend our sincere condolences to |
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| 1 | | her 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 Peggy Johnson as an expression of | 5 | | our deepest sympathy.
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