Full Text of HR0676 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Lester | 4 | | Leon Johnson of Bath, who passed away on August 9, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Lester Johnson was born in
Chandlerville to Lewis | 6 | | Byron and Lola Violet (Hohimer) Johnson on February 24, 1943; | 7 | | he married Mary
Frances Sarff on October 30, 1965; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Lester Johnson retired from
Caterpillar, Inc. | 9 | | after over 25 years of work in the foundry; he served as an
| 10 | | officer with the Bath Police Department for over 30 years; he | 11 | | also worked as a
commercial fisherman; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Lester Johnson was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran | 13 | | Church in Havana; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Lester Johnson was preceded in death by his | 15 | | parents and his
sisters, Flora Jane West and Muriel Sue Felles; | 16 | | and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Lester Johnson is survived by his wife, Mary; his | 18 | | daughters, Deanna Lee (Floyd)
Foutch, Shannon Rebecca Page, and | 19 | | Martina Kae (Mike) Pherigo; his grandchildren, Marissa, Drake, | 20 | | Justin, Josh, and Jake; five
great-grandchildren; his sisters, |
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| 1 | | Lois Russell and Shirley Hall; and several nieces and nephews; | 2 | | therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 4 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 5 | | mourn the passing of Lester Leon Johnson, and extend our | 6 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | 7 | | and loved him; and be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to the family of Lester Johnson as an expression of | 10 | | our deepest sympathy.
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