Full Text of SR0692 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Olof Evald "Olle" Johnson of Moline, | 4 | | who passed away on December 12, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Olof Johnson was born to Olof F. and Ingrid | 6 | | Anderson Johnson in Moline on December 1939; he graduated from | 7 | | Moline High School and Augustana College; he married Caran | 8 | | Louise Hylander at Gloria Dei Lutheran in Providence, Rhode | 9 | | Island in 1968; he served in the U.S. Army Security Agency and | 10 | | was assigned to Kagnew Station, a remote listening post in | 11 | | Ethiopia; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Olof Johnson was employed with International | 13 | | Harvester at the Farmall Plant for 20 years; he then worked as | 14 | | an intelligence specialist for the U.S. Army Industrial | 15 | | Operations Command at the Rock Island Arsenal and then as the | 16 | | special security officer for the U.S. Army Sustainment | 17 | | Command; he retired in 2007 after 24 years of government | 18 | | service; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Olof Johnson was baptized and confirmed at First | 20 | | Lutheran in Moline; he was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church | 21 | | in Moline for 56 years; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Olof Johnson was proud of his Swedish heritage; | 2 | | he was widely traveled, taking annual summer camping trips | 3 | | with his family across the U.S.A. and having traveled to 40 | 4 | | countries on five continents; he took great pride in enhancing | 5 | | and maintaining his yard, and he enjoyed sitting under the | 6 | | pergola after dinner to be entertained by hummingbirds and the | 7 | | occasional deer; he also enjoyed fly fishing, taking annual | 8 | | trips to the Bennett Spring State Park, riding his Harley | 9 | | motorcycle, shooting sports, and bicycling; he spent his | 10 | | retirement years enjoying his family and friends, traveling, | 11 | | and spending ten wonderful winters in The Villages, Florida; | 12 | | and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Olof Johnson was preceded in death by his sister, | 14 | | Gertrude Phillips, and his nephew, John Phillips; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Olof Johnson is survived by his wife of almost 53 | 16 | | years, Caran; his son, Karl; his son, Kai, and his | 17 | | daughter-in-law, Tricia; his grandsons, Jake and Dane; his | 18 | | nieces and nephew, Kristina Napiorkowski, Kirsten Paluska, and | 19 | | Ken Hylander; and his loving family and friends; therefore, be | 20 | | it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 22 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 23 | | Olof Evald "Olle" Johnson and extend our sincere condolences |
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| 1 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 2 | | it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to the family of Olof Johnson as an expression of our | 5 | | deepest sympathy.
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