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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the recent passing of Earl Williams; and
 
4     WHEREAS, Earl Williams was born in Chicago on January 25,
5 1947, to the union of Clarence Earl Williams and Betty Jane
6 Norment Williams; he was the third of five children born to
7 this marriage; he was a conscientious, highly intelligent, and
8 extremely active child, who found the Lord at an early age and
9 attended Grant Memorial AME with his sisters and younger
10 brother; and
 
11     WHEREAS, He served and protected his country well as a
12 member of the Officers Training Corp of the United States Army,
13 executing and translating cryptic codes in Vietnam; during this
14 time he married Aletha Elizabeth Marbles and together they had
15 three children; upon completing his Army tour, he received his
16 law degree from DePaul University, and became a member of the
17 Illinois State Bar, going into private practice with his
18 friend, Attorney Ed Zigman; and
 
19     WHEREAS, Earl Williams left private practice to join the
20 Illinois States Attorney's office and then the Illinois
21 Department of Revenue, from which he retired after twenty-five
22 years of service; he was active as a union arbitrator for the

 

 

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1 American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
2 (AFSCME); upon his retirement, Earl Williams joined his
3 sister's firm, Carol H. Williams Advertising, as the General
4 Counsel; and
 
5     WHEREAS, In October, 2006, Earl Williams recommitted his
6 life to the Lord, and was baptized and received the right hand
7 of fellowship at Apostolic Church of God; Earl Williams further
8 continued his commitment to God and mankind by becoming part
9 owner and administrator of Garden Plaza Convalescent Home in
10 Los Angeles, and also by establishing Liberty Child Care Center
11 in Chicago, which services children with HIV/AIDS; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Earl Williams leaves behind to mourn him his sons,
13 Earl Williams and Eric Williams; his daughter, Tesha Muhhamad;
14 his three sisters, Betty Jane Thompson, Carol Henny Williams
15 Hood, and Gracie Antoinette Turner; his brother, Clarence
16 Williams, Jr.; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins,
17 grandchildren, aunts, uncles, extended family, and many great
18 friends; his memory will be greatly cherished by Mrs. Aletha
19 Elizabeth Williams; therefore, be it
 
20     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL
21 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
22 his family and friends, the passing of Earl Williams; and be it
23 further
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to the family of Earl Williams as a symbol of our
3 sincere sympathy.