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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to express |
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| their sincere condolences to the family and friends of Benjamin |
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| Williams, who passed away on November 3, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Benjamin Williams was born on August 27, 1954 in |
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| Webb, Mississippi; he was the seventh child born to Willie B. |
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| and Mozella Williams; and
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| WHEREAS, He accepted Christ at an early age and joined the |
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| St. Matthew Missionary Baptist Church of Webb, Mississippi; he |
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| later moved to Chicago, Illinois and joined the Helping Hand |
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| Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of the late |
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| Reverend Joe Kelley; and
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| WHEREAS, He attended West District High School in Sumner, |
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| Mississippi, and later joined the United States Army; he |
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| married Mary Black in 1982; and
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| WHEREAS, Benjamin Williams moved to Maywood, Illinois and |
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| joined the Proviso Missionary Baptist Church, under the |
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| leadership of Bishop Dr. Claude Porter; he served faithfully in |
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| many auxiliaries, including the Trustee Board, the Audio Sound |
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| Ministry, the PBC Security Team, and the Bus Ministry; he was a |
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| member of P.T.M.A.N. (Proviso Township Ministerial Alliance |
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| Network); and
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| WHEREAS, He leaves behind his wife, Mary; his children, |
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| Sherwonder (Mark), Ben, Jr., Rick, Lawrence, Shamara, Sydney, |
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| Symone "Poppy", Devon, Devin, and Calvin; his devoted friend, |
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| Renita Evans; his brothers, Willie, Jr., Billy, and Bernard; |
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| his sisters, Ollie, Mabel, and Bobbie; and a host of many |
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| relatives and friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL |