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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
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learn of the death of William E. Fielding of Peoria, who passed 
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away on March 21, 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, William E. Fielding was born September 6, 1954, in 
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East St. Louis, to James and Lillie (Corbett) Fielding; he 
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married Marquita Reynolds in 1982 and  she preceded him in 
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death; he later married Judith A. Hatchett on September 6, 
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1997; and

 
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    WHEREAS, William Fielding was a  1978 graduate of Southern 
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Illinois University, Edwardsville; he was a very strong 
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advocate for people with disabilities; he worked tirelessly and 
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sat on several boards, including the Coalition of Citizens with 
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Disabilities of Illinois and the State-Wide Independent Living 
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Counsel; he worked full time for the State of Illinois as an 
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independent living specialist, client assistance program 
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manager, and as an EEOC Officer in Springfield; and

 
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    WHEREAS, William Fielding later moved to Peoria and worked 
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as the Executive Director for the Central Illinois Center for 
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Independent Living; he worked in his spare time as past 
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chairman of the Greater Peoria Mass Transit District Board and 
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as a member of the Easter Seals Board and the Senior Citizen 
 


 






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Commission;

he retired in March 2002 and became self-employed 
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with Fielding Consultants; and

 

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    WHEREAS,  William Fielding leaves to cherish his precious 
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memory his loving and devoted family, which includes his wife, 
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Judith; his sisters, Patricia (Carl) Lowry and Donna (Thomas 
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Leroy Saafir) Fielding; his brother, Michael Fielding; his 
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sons, Darrel Reynolds, Jacques Hatchett, and Sheldon Reynolds; 
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his nephew, who was just like a son, Judea Charlson; his 
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daughter, Jacklyn Hatchett; his grandsons, who were the joy of 
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his life, Ah'Vierre Hatchett and Ah'Vaughn Hatchett; and a host 
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of family and friends too numerous to name; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family and friends, the passing of William Fielding; and be 
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it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution  be 
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presented to the family of William E. Fielding as a symbol of 
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our sympathy.