[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5133]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   IN TRIBUTE TO DOROTHY EARL JOHNSON

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                            HON. GWEN MOORE

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 26, 2016

  Ms. MOORE. Mr. Speaker, I rise in tribute to Dorothy E. Johnson who 
passed away on April 16, 2016. Mrs. Johnson was born Dorothy Earl 
Haralson on April 19, 1929 in Lena, Mississippi. She was the fifth of 
fourteen children born to Dovie and Ollie Haralson. Mrs. Johnson 
received both her early and high school education in Lena, Mississippi.
  She married I.W. Johnson in 1946. They moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin 
in 1948 following the great migration of the north after Mr. Johnson 
secured employment at the Patrick Cudahy Packing House. Mrs. Johnson 
worked for the next three decades for varied employers; she was a salad 
maker extraordinaire for some of Milwaukee's finest hotels and culinary 
establishments such as the Knickerbocker Hotel, Fleur de Lis formerly 
located in the Cudahy Tower and Angie's Restaurant formerly on Water 
Street. She also worked for Globe Union. Mrs. Johnson's last employer 
was Milwaukee County from which she retired in 1990 after 15 years of 
service as a Food Service Worker.
  Dorothy and I.W. Johnson raised 11 children in Milwaukee: Erma, 
Margie, Donna, Wayne, Barbara (deceased), Sharon, Kirk, Lynn, Vincent, 
David and Deon. She was a great support system for all of her children 
and their families. She leaves behind a wonderful legacy which 
includes: 30 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren, and 7 great, great- 
grandchildren. Mrs. Johnson will also be sorely missed by numerous 
beloved extended family members and friends.
  Dorothy Johnson was an avid reader. She also loved traveling, the 
theater and music. She was able to combine her love of family, travel, 
theater and music on her last big trip. She traveled to Toronto in 2012 
to watch one of her granddaughters perform as a musician with Cirque du 
Soleil.
  She also enjoyed watching political programing on television with C-
SPAN being one of her favorites. She kept current with local and 
national politics and believed in making sure her vote counted. Even 
when encountering an illness before her passing Mrs. Johnson was 
adamant about exercising her franchise. She utilized curbside voting on 
April 5, 2016 for the Presidential Primary and General local and 
statewide elections.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to recognize Mrs. Dorothy Earl Johnson. She 
has been a tremendous asset to the Fourth Congressional District.

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