Full Text of SR0120 095th General Assembly
SR0120 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of William E. Fielding of Peoria, who passed | 4 |
| away on March 21, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, William E. Fielding was born September 6, 1954, in | 6 |
| East St. Louis, to James and Lillie (Corbett) Fielding; he | 7 |
| married Marquita Reynolds in 1982 and she preceded him in | 8 |
| death; he later married Judith A. Hatchett on September 6, | 9 |
| 1997; and
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| WHEREAS, William Fielding was a 1978 graduate of Southern | 11 |
| Illinois University, Edwardsville; he was a very strong | 12 |
| advocate for people with disabilities; he worked tirelessly and | 13 |
| sat on several boards, including the Coalition of Citizens with | 14 |
| Disabilities of Illinois and the State-Wide Independent Living | 15 |
| Counsel; he worked full time for the State of Illinois as an | 16 |
| independent living specialist, client assistance program | 17 |
| manager, and as an EEOC Officer in Springfield; and
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| WHEREAS, William Fielding later moved to Peoria and worked | 19 |
| as the Executive Director for the Central Illinois Center for | 20 |
| Independent Living; he worked in his spare time as past | 21 |
| chairman of the Greater Peoria Mass Transit District Board and | 22 |
| as a member of the Easter Seals Board and the Senior Citizen |
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he retired in March 2002 and became self-employed | 2 |
| with Fielding Consultants; and
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| WHEREAS, William Fielding leaves to cherish his precious | 4 |
| memory his loving and devoted family, which includes his wife, | 5 |
| Judith; his sisters, Patricia (Carl) Lowry and Donna (Thomas | 6 |
| Leroy Saafir) Fielding; his brother, Michael Fielding; his | 7 |
| sons, Darrel Reynolds, Jacques Hatchett, and Sheldon Reynolds; | 8 |
| his nephew, who was just like a son, Judea Charlson; his | 9 |
| daughter, Jacklyn Hatchett; his grandsons, who were the joy of | 10 |
| his life, Ah'Vierre Hatchett and Ah'Vaughn Hatchett; and a host | 11 |
| of family and friends too numerous to name; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 13 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 14 |
| his family and friends, the passing of William Fielding; and be | 15 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 |
| presented to the family of William E. Fielding as a symbol of | 18 |
| our sympathy.
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