Bill Text: IL SR1063 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Hjalmar "Lee" Johnson of Milan.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2024-11-13 - Resolution Adopted [SR1063 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SR1063-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
to learn of the death of Hjalmar "Lee" Johnson of Milan, who
passed away on June 5, 2024; and
WHEREAS, Lee Johnson was born to Bernard and Johanna
(Fruechte) Johnson in Morrison County, Minnesota on April 23,
1932; after high school and a brief time as a hired farm hand,
he served in the U.S. Marine Corps until 1956; he married
Dorothy Jane Price in 1954; he received a mechanical
engineering degree from Pittsburg State College in 1958; and
WHEREAS, Lee Johnson worked at J.I. Case, Eagle Signal,
and Harvest Day Bakery, and he retired as a machinist from the
Rock Island Arsenal in 1994; and
WHEREAS, Lee Johnson enjoyed golfing and, in recent years,
keeping fit with daily trips to the YMCA; and
WHEREAS, Lee Johnson was a devoted husband and father who
loved spending time with his family and friends; and
WHEREAS, Lee Johnson was preceded in death by his parents;
his wife; and his brothers, Willard Johnson, Byron Johnson,
and Irving Johnson; and

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WHEREAS, Lee Johnson is survived by his daughters, Corinne
(Ronald) Moron and Jeannine Gothard; his grandchildren,
Lindsey (Jason) Launius, Nick (Hannah) Moron, Brett Moron,
Jared (Daidre) Gothard, and Sierra Gothard; and seven
great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
Hjalmar "Lee" Johnson and extend our sincere condolences to
his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
further