HR0191 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives were saddened to learn of the death of Elaine Linear Williams of Calumet City on February 23, 2005; and

WHEREAS, Ms. Williams was born October 2, 1940, to Robert and Lucy Linear in Chicago; she was the youngest of eight siblings; and

WHEREAS, She attended Washington Irving Elementary School, Lucy Flowers High School, and graduated from Governors State University in 1978 with a bachelor's degree in elementary education; she taught mentally handicapped children for several years in the Chicago Public School system; and

WHEREAS, She married Johnny Williams in 1968, and they had two daughters, Nicole Ninette and Johnell Elaine; and

WHEREAS, She held careers that were close to her heart; she worked for the Internal Revenue Service as a Revenue Officer for almost twenty years, she was an accomplished Real Estate Agent and Appraiser, and her final career was as a Collections Agent with Global Collections, Inc.; she was a longtime resident of the Burnham and Calumet City areas in suburban Cook County; and

WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her brother, Thomas Linear; her sister, Doris Jean Linear-Anderson; and her daughter, Johnell Elaine Williams; and

WHEREAS, The passing of Elaine Linear Williams is felt by all who knew and loved her, especially her daughter, Nicole Ninette; her parents, Robert and Lucy Linear; her sisters, Mary Ellen Segrest and Peggy Ann Burden; her brothers, Lafayette Linear (Carrie), James Ellis Linear (Ledora), and William Charles Linear (Darnisha); her aunt, Beatrice Hicks; and a multitude of loving nieces, nephews, cousins, and loving friends; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Elaine Linear Williams and extend to her family and friends our thoughts and prayers during this difficult time; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to her family as an expression of our deepest sympathy.