HR0927 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Shawn Denise Johnson, a long-time resident of Waukegan, who passed away on September 20, 2020; and

WHEREAS, Shawn Johnson was licensed as an instructor in cosmetology and as a nail technician; she was the CEO and founder of the Image Beauty Institute, the first and only State of Illinois Department of Regulations Nail Technology School in Waukegan; opening in December of 2014, the Image Beauty Institute has graduated over 30 students who have successfully passed the State of Illinois State Board Exam to become professionally licensed nail technicians; five of these graduates have opened beautiful salons around the Lake County area; she also developed, published, and founded the From Jails to Nails Life Management Skills Reentry Program; this curriculum-based program helps support individuals with non-violent convictions transition back into the community after incarceration; and

WHEREAS, Shawn Johnson will especially be remembered for volunteering a great deal of her time to help make the city a better place to live not only for herself and her family but for women having problems with recidivism and those that lacked employable job skills; and

WHEREAS, Shawn Johnson is survived by her four children, Stephanie, Stephen, TraMane, and Mark; her six grandchildren; her identical twin sister, Dawn Johnson; her oldest sister, Charlene Valdez-Simelton; and her mother, Ethel Lene Rogers; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Shawn Denise Johnson and extend our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Shawn Johnson as an expression of our deepest sympathy.