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This memorial resolution mourns the passing of Roy Lee Johlfs, a U.S. Navy veteran, businessman, and community member from Macomb, Illinois, who died on September 22, 2025. Born in Chicago in 1948, Johlfs served in the Navy during the Vietnam War as an aviation electronics technician, graduated from Western Illinois University, and had a diverse professional career including working for the Department of Defense, serving as an office manager at Midwest Contro Products Corp., owning an Allstate Insurance agency, and operating a landscaping business. The resolution highlights his community involvement, including being president of the Macomb Little League and a member of Wesley United Methodist Church, and notes his personal interests such as tennis, pickleball, and helping others. The document also acknowledges his family, including his late wife Judy, his son Craig, grandson Julian, and several siblings, and formally expresses the Illinois Senate's condolences to his family and friends, with a commitment to present a copy of the resolution to his family as a symbol of sympathy.

https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=485&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SR&SessionID=114&GA=104