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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Lucie Lee Wade-Williams of North Chicago,
4 who passed away on August 11, 2007; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Lucie Lee Wade-Williams was born on March 6, 1936
6 in Marion, Arkansas; her parents were Annie Mae McEwen and Fred
7 Mabins; she married her first husband, Fountain Wade Jr. on
8 January 20, 1952; he preceded her in death; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Lucie Lee Wade-Williams and her husband relocated
10 to North Chicago in July of 1957, where they raised their
11 family; she retired from American Motors in Kenosha, Wisconsin
12 in 1991 after 18 years of service; after her retirement, she
13 served as a crossing guard for the City of Lake Forest for 10
14 years; and
 
15     WHEREAS, Lucie Lee Wade-Williams was a faithful member of
16 the First Corinthian Missionary Baptist Church, serving on the
17 Mother's Board until her health prevented her from serving; and
 
18     WHEREAS, Lucie Lee Wade-Williams was preceded in death by
19 her parents; her daughters, Pearl and Carolynn Wade-McMurtry;
20 and her grandsons, Damien Thompson and Morris Wade Jr.; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, Lucie Lee Wade-Williams is survived by her husband
2 of 20 years, Ira Williams Sr.; her loving sister, Jean (Isiah)
3 Franklin; her cousin, Louise Baylor; her stepmother, Sylvia
4 Mabins; her aunt, Mary Mabins; her daughters, Joann (Larry)
5 Carpenter, Evelynn (Ralph) Peterson, Debra Farris, and Tina
6 Hupp; her sons, Morris Wade Sr., Lawrence Wade Sr., Steven Wade
7 Sr., Michael (Angela) Wade, Gregory Wade, Gerard (Sheree) Wade
8 Jr., Edward Williams, and Ira (Renee) Williams; her nephews,
9 Cedric (Terrye) Baylor and Aaron Baylor; her 28 grandchildren;
10 her 23 great grandchildren; her niece; a host of other
11 relatives and friends; her goddaughter, Lynn Gary; her special
12 son, Reverend Eugene Roberson; and her very special friends,
13 George Pullum, Bricia Sullivan, Ernestine Smith, and Mary
14 Spencer; therefore, be it
 
15     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL
16 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
17 her family and friends, the passing of Lucie Lee Wade-Williams;
18 and be it further
 
19     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
20 presented to the family of Lucie Lee Wade-Williams as an
21 expression of our sympathy.