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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of  William J. Johnson of Nokomis, who passed 
4away on April 3, 2014; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, William Johnson was born on July 2, 1929 in 
6Nokomis; his parents were Ben C. and Anna (nee Gerhart) 
7Johnson; he married the former Lorraine Fink on May 9, 1953 in 
8Bellwood; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, William Johnson served his country as a member of 
10the United States Army; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, William Johnson was a member of Trinity Lutheran 
12Church in Nokomis, the American Legion Post 94 in Nokomis, and 
13the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Taylorville; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, William Johnson was preceded in death by his 
15parents; 3 brothers, Lawrence, Warren, and Wes Johnson; and 3 
16sisters, Margaret Bernhard, Darlene Hinton, and Anna Marie 
17McNeil; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, William Johnson is survived by his wife, Lorraine; 
192 sons, Darold (Lou) Johnson and William (companion, Connie 
20Agers) Johnson; 4 grandchildren, Misti Gibbs and Kristi, Haley, 
 
 
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1and Ben Johnson; 5 great-grandchildren, Odessa Gibbs and 
2MaKenna, Layne, McKenzie, and Owen Lee Johnson; a sister, 
3Lorene (Joe) Lovell; and a brother, Chris (Alice) Johnson; 
4therefore, be it
  
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL 
6ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his 
7family and friends, mourn the passing of William J. Johnson; 
8and be it further
  
 
9    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
10presented to the family of William Johnson as an expression of 
11our sympathy.