MONROE - Dawn Irene Jade (born Dawn Marie Johnson) passed away after a 2+ year battle with cancer on August 22, 2015. She was born April 27, 1986, in Berwyn, Ill. to Lisa (Gregory) Stitzer and Don Johnson. Dawn spent the early part of her childhood in the Crest Hill area of Joliet, mostly playing outside and going to the public pool daily with her friend Ashley.