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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 Dolores Alma Johnson, who passed away on |
4 | | June 10, 2017; and |
5 | | WHEREAS, Dolores Johnson was born in Chicago
to William and |
6 | | Alma Nails on June 11, 1931; she later moved to Robins with her |
7 | | parents, where she met her future husband, Elbert "Zip" |
8 | | Johnson; and
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9 | | WHEREAS, Dolores Johnson had a special place in her heart |
10 | | for her community; her character, temperament, and |
11 | | determination were best displayed when she enrolled in Chicago |
12 | | State University and spent the next 10 years raising a family |
13 | | full time and attending the university part-time; she |
14 | | successfully obtained her degree in education and became an |
15 | | educator; she was always pleasant and graceful to everyone she |
16 | | met and worked with; and
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17 | | WHEREAS, Dolores Johnson was an active member of Saint |
18 | | Sabina Church for over 50 years, where she was active on many |
19 | | of the church's boards and committees; she was also part of her |
20 | | block's book club and served on the board of Neighborhood |
21 | | Housing Services of Chicago; and
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1 | | WHEREAS, Dolores Johnson loved tennis, swimming, |
2 | | traveling, gardening, and taking care of her family; she |
3 | | sacrificed her needs for the good of her family, always putting |
4 | | them first above anything else; she will be remembered as being |
5 | | a selfless, altruistic wife and mother who always had a smile |
6 | | on her face; she also enjoyed having tea and visiting with |
7 | | friends; she was always outdoors on a beautiful summer day and |
8 | | was always easy to find working in her beautiful garden; and
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9 | | WHEREAS, Dolores Johnson was as beautiful as the flowers |
10 | | that she loved so well and her influence will forever remain in |
11 | | the lives of all who knew her; and |
12 | | WHEREAS, Dolores Johnson was preceded in death by her |
13 | | husband, Elbert; her children, Stephen, Marie, and Regina; two |
14 | | grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren; and
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15 | | WHEREAS, Dolores Johnson is survived by her children, |
16 | | Kenneth (Sabrina), Victoria, Elbert (Verna), Paul (Valerie), |
17 | | Paula, Marva, Harold (Rhonda), and David; 16 grandchildren; her |
18 | | great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and |
19 | | friends; therefore, be it
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20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL |
21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
22 | | Dolores Alma Johnson, and extend our sincere condolences to her |