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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 Sharon Kay Johnson, who passed away on |
| 4 | | June 21, 2015; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Sharon Johnson was born in Peoria; her parents |
| 6 | | were Arthur and Cecilia (nee Lamanski) Hahnerhoff; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Sharon Johnson earned her Bachelor of Arts from |
| 8 | | Southern Illinois University, a Master of Science from Southern |
| 9 | | Illinois University at Edwardsville, and a Ph.D. from St. Louis |
| 10 | | University; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, In 1985, Sharon Johnson founded Practical Rehab |
| 12 | | Services, an organization that has provided medical |
| 13 | | rehabilitation services in the area for 30 years; she was a |
| 14 | | very respected, beloved, and dedicated clinician who helped to |
| 15 | | improve the lives of many local residents through her work as a |
| 16 | | Speech Language Pathologist; she was an expert in brain |
| 17 | | injuries and stroke recovery and was a former president of the |
| 18 | | Brain Injury Association of Illinois; and
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| 19 | | WHEREAS, Sharon Johnson was an active member of the Alton |
| 20 | | business community; she was the first woman president of the |
| 21 | | Alton-Godfrey Rotary Club as well as a passionate supporter of |
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| 1 | | Alton and the greater St. Louis area; and
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Sharon Johnson and her former husband, Larry |
| 3 | | Johnson, raised 4 sons while traveling the world; during their |
| 4 | | almost 8 years living overseas, she taught English in American |
| 5 | | schools in both Germany and Iran while her former husband |
| 6 | | worked for the United States Department of Defense; after |
| 7 | | returning to Illinois, she earned her advanced degrees and |
| 8 | | began her career in speech therapy; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Sharon Johnson was preceded in death by her |
| 10 | | parents and her husband, Larry Powers; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Sharon Johnson is survived by 3 siblings, Robert |
| 12 | | Hahnerhoff, Arthur Hahnerhoff, Jr., and Cindy Leah Hahnerhoff; |
| 13 | | 4 sons, Kent (Lori) Thomas, Blake (Mara) Douglas, Lance |
| 14 | | (Carrie) Christopher, and Eric (Jill) Spencer; 8 |
| 15 | | grandchildren, Anna, Erin, Conor, Catherine, Abigail, Spencer, |
| 16 | | Andrew, and Calder; a great-grandchild, Jayden; and her former |
| 17 | | husband, Larry Johnson; therefore, be it
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| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL |
| 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her |
| 20 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Sharon Kay Johnson; |
| 21 | | and be it further
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