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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the Ninety-Third
3 General Assembly were saddened to learn of the passing of
4 Janet Johnson Grant on October 17, 2003; and
5 WHEREAS, Janet Johnson Grant was a devoted mother of two
6 and a passionate lawyer, with a great sense of humor; and
7 WHEREAS, Janet Johnson Grant served as a Special
8 Assistant to the General Superintendent on Labor Affairs for
9 the Cook County Forest Preserve District; and
10 WHEREAS, Janet Johnson Grant was an amateur chef, who
11 enjoyed cooking and entertaining; and
12 WHEREAS, Janet Johnson Grant was especially fond of pigs,
13 and enjoyed collecting pig figurines; and
14 WHEREAS, Janet Johnson Grant was the daughter of the late
15 Robert Johnson, executive editor and publisher of Jet and
16 Ebony magazines; and
17 WHEREAS, Janet Johnson Grant was a vivacious, intelligent
18 woman, and an environmentalist, who knew the name of almost
19 every wildflower; and
20 WHEREAS, Janet Johnson Grant's passing will be deeply
21 felt by many, especially her mother, Naomi "Nemi" Johnson;
22 her husband, McNair Grant Jr.; her two children; her family,
23 and her many friends; therefore be it
24 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
25 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of
26 Janet Johnson Grant; and be it further
27 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
28 presented to the family of Janet Johnson Grant as an
29 expression of our sorrow for their loss.