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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Richard | ||||||
| 4 | Edward Williams Sr.; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Richard Williams Sr. was born in Chicago to Arthur | ||||||
| 6 | L. Williams and Nellie R. Atkins on July 3, 1926; he grew up on | ||||||
| 7 | the Westside of Chicago and attended Grant and Tennyson
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| 8 | elementary schools and Crane High School; he served in the | ||||||
| 9 | United States Navy during World War II from 1943 to 1945; he | ||||||
| 10 | was baptized in the Pacific Ocean in Hawaii in 1944; he | ||||||
| 11 | returned to Chicago after the war and married Louise Ford; he | ||||||
| 12 | later married Dolores Sellers in 1950; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Richard Williams Sr. worked for various | ||||||
| 14 | companies, including the Ford Motor Co., Western
Electric, and | ||||||
| 15 | the Hines Veterans Administration Hospital; he had a career of | ||||||
| 16 | over 30 years as a welder at
International Harvester (IH); he | ||||||
| 17 | served as a United Auto Workers (UAW) union steward,
shop | ||||||
| 18 | committeeman, regional representative and was very active with | ||||||
| 19 | the UAW
Political Action Committee while at IH; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Richard Williams Sr. co-owned a barbershop and was | ||||||
| 21 | a independent plumbing and heating contractor on the Westside; | ||||||
| 22 | and | ||||||
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Richard Williams Sr. enjoyed tinkering and fixing | ||||||
| 2 | things, reading, collecting various objects, and spending time | ||||||
| 3 | with this family; he was affectionately known as "Papa | ||||||
| 4 | Richard"; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Richard Williams Sr. is survived by his wife of 66 | ||||||
| 6 | years, Dolores; his daughter, Sheila Dorns; his sons, Tyrone | ||||||
| 7 | (Janice) Williams, Rev. Richard
Williams Jr. (Cassopolis | ||||||
| 8 | Michigan), Kevin (Victoria) Williams, Keith (Pamela)
Williams, | ||||||
| 9 | and Vincent (Suzanne) Williams; 21 grandchildren; 17 | ||||||
| 10 | great-grandchildren;
and countless nieces and nephews and | ||||||
| 11 | friends; therefore, be it
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| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 13 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 14 | mourn the passing of Richard Edward Williams Sr., and extend | ||||||
| 15 | our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who | ||||||
| 16 | knew and loved him; and be it further
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| 17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 18 | presented to the family of Richard Williams Sr. as an | ||||||
| 19 | expression of our deepest sympathy.
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