SR0128 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Jeffery A. Johnson of Waukegan, who passed away on March 8, 2011; and

WHEREAS, Jeffery Johnson was born on July 3, 1961, in Lake Forest; and

WHEREAS, Jeffery Johnson was the Purchasing Director at Great Lakes Naval Hospital for the past 25 years; and

WHEREAS, Jeffery Johnson had been the Choir Director for the old Holy Family Parish in North Chicago, the Queen of Peace Parish in North Chicago, and most recently for all three sites of the Most Blessed Trinity Parish in Waukegan; he taught voice and music to many in the community; he was a great lover of the theater and an active member of Community Theater, including the Waukegan Community Players; he was also a member of the Knights of Columbus, Waukegan Council 731; and

WHEREAS, Jeffery Johnson was preceded in death by his mother; his maternal grandparents, Arthur and Bernice Tonyan; and his paternal grandparents, Henry and Virginia Johnson; and

WHEREAS, Jeffery Johnson is survived by his brother, Ron (Julie); his sisters, Robin (Christopher) Fabry, Lynn (Douglas) Byron, and Debbie (Randy) Fabry; his father, Ronald K. Johnson; his nieces and nephews, Ryan and Hannah Fabry, Allison and Kayce Fabry, Derek and Kyle Johnson, and Courtney and Reilly Byron; and his many extended family members, friends, and parish family; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Jeffery A. Johnson; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Jeffery Johnson as an expression of our sympathy.