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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to  
3learn of the death of Bobbie Johnson; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Bobbie Johnson was a well-known community 
5activist; she served as the 3rd Ward Republican committeewoman 
6and is known for her unwavering fight to preserve the 
7Rosenwald, also known as the Michigan Boulevard Garden 
8Apartments, on 47th Street in Chicago; she used many of her 
9resources to seek funding for many trips, leadership 
10conferences, and outings for youth in the Bronzeville 
11community; she also hosted many community events and other 
12programs that gave youth and residents of the area a sense of 
13being and purpose; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, Bobbie Johnson was the president and founder of 
15Race to Knowledge and the Cybertech Teen Cafe; she was the 
16founder of Save the Rosenwald Coalition and creator of many 
17programs, including the Art Zone Literacy Program for Youth; 
18she was also the president of Black Wall Street Chicago - 47th 
19Street and a member of the Daughters of Isis, the Order of the 
20Eastern Star, and the Elks; and

  
 
21    WHEREAS, Bobbie Johnson was the beloved mother of Larissa, 
22Allen Jr. (Melanie), Rafael (Rachel), Tasha, and Erskine; the 
 
 
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1dearest sister of Bertha Mae White, Lucius Smart, and James 
2Leggins; and the grandmother of Sondai Adjei, Shania, Allen III 
3(Trey), Nathaniel, and Nakir; therefore, be it
  
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL 
5ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
6his family and friends, the passing of Bobbie Johnson; and be 
7it further
  
 
8    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
9presented to the family of Bobbie Johnson as an expression of 
10our sympathy.