Bill Text: IL SR0214 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Joel Clayton Johnson Sr. of Peoria.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-04-12 - Resolution Adopted [SR0214 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR0214-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of Joel Clayton Johnson Sr. of Peoria, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on April 4, 2013; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Joel Johnson Sr. was born on August 17, 1962, in | ||||||
| 6 | Chicago to Bishop Joseph H. and Annie Jo (Hunter) Johnson; he | ||||||
| 7 | graduated from Woodruff High School in 1980; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Joel Johnson Sr. was an ordained minister, peer | ||||||
| 9 | mentor, and board member at New Hope Apartments and its | ||||||
| 10 | president's counsel; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Joel Johnson Sr. was employed by ComEd for over a | ||||||
| 12 | decade and held various positions at Caterpillar, Cilco, UPS, | ||||||
| 13 | and ADM; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Joel Johnson Sr. was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 15 | mother, Annie Jo Gordon; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Joel Johnson Sr. is survived by his children, Joel | ||||||
| 17 | Clayton Johnson Jr. and Gabrielle Armani Johnson; his father, | ||||||
| 18 | Bishop Joseph Johnson; his siblings Jonathan (Dedra) Johnson | ||||||
| 19 | Sr., Illinois State Representative Jehan (Derrick) Booth, | ||||||
| 20 | Jamal (Rosie) Gordon, Ralph (Gloria) Wrightner, Roger Jordan, | ||||||
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| 1 | Lydell Gordon Jr., Chantay (Corey) Gray, Shando (Don) Harris, | ||||||
| 2 | Antoinette (Cornelius) Donald, and Daniel (Liz) Billsbury; and | ||||||
| 3 | 23 foster brothers; therefore, be it
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| 4 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 5 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 6 | Joel Johnson Sr., and we extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 7 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 8 | further
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| 9 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 10 | presented to the family of Joel Johnson Sr. as an expression of | ||||||
| 11 | our deepest sympathy.
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