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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of  Betty Ruth Williams of Springfield, who 
4passed away on November 24, 2015; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Betty Williams was born on November 13, 1947 in 
6Springfield; her parents were Earl and Betty (nee Brents) 
7Douglas; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Betty Williams graduated from Lanphier High 
9School; she retired from Illinois Bell/Ameritech after 30 years 
10of service; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Betty Williams was a member of Pilgrim Rest 
12Missionary Baptist Church, where she was very active with the 
13Missionary Ministry; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, Betty Williams was a pitcher for over 15 years for 
15the Patterson Quick Cleaning Service Softball team; she was a 
16former member of the Eastside Brick House Unit for Community 
17Needs organization and was very active in making positive 
18changes in the community; she was also a member of One In A 
19Million and Eastside Pride; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Betty Williams loved her family, her music, 
 
 
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1sports, playing Bid Whist once a month with her friends and 
2family, and her special relationship with her brother-in-law, 
3Roy I. Williams, Sr., and her friend, John Porter, Sr.; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Betty Williams was preceded in death by her 
5parents and her brothers, Fred Henry Douglas, Donnie Lewis 
6Douglas, and Earl Douglas, Jr.; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Betty Williams is survived by her children, 
8Danielle (Kess) Roberson and Erik (Haley) Williams, Sr.; her 
9sisters, Patricia (Oscar) Patterson, Linda Douglas-Williams, 
10and Kelly Douglas; her brothers, Ronald Douglas and Rickey 
11(Sandra) Douglas, Sr.; her grandchildren, Cameron Jones, Kamya 
12Williams, and Erik "EJ" Williams, Jr.; her aunts, Thelma 
13Douglas and Hazel Douglas; her nieces, Maliyah Douglas, Breanna 
14Douglas, Jennifer Joiner, and Shondra Burnett; her nephews, 
15Rickey Douglas, Jr., Matthew Patterson, Ronald Black, Terrell 
16Goins, Christopher Hawkins, and Marcus Burnett; her special 
17nieces, Katara Simmons and Theiya Herrin; her special nephew, 
18Rickey Simmons, Jr.; and her many cousins and friends; 
19therefore, be it
  
 
20    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
21ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her 
22family and friends, mourn the passing of Betty Ruth Williams; 
23and be it further
  
 
 
 
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1    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
2presented to the family of Betty Williams as an expression of 
3our sympathy.