Full Text of SR0343 93rd General Assembly
SR0343 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with regret of the death of Robert Williams, Sr. on | 4 |
| Saturday, December 6, 2003; and
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| WHEREAS, Robert Williams, Sr. was born to the late Leroy | 6 |
| and Gertrude Williams on February 8, 1940 in Schlater, | 7 |
| Mississippi; he spent his younger years in Grenada and | 8 |
| Greenwood, Mississippi; his family moved to Chicago in 1955; | 9 |
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Williams met Peggy Lowe in 1964; they were | 11 |
| married on February 25, 1965; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Williams was a machinist, working at Bunte | 13 |
| Brothers, Melville Confectionary, Crane Steel, Stanadyne | 14 |
| Incorporated, and Elkay; he retired in February of 2002; he was | 15 |
| a member of United Baptist Church; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Mr. Williams has been deeply felt | 17 |
| by many, especially his wife, Peggy; his children, Robert, Jr. | 18 |
| and Charmaine; his grandchildren, Brandon, Robert III, Meshia, | 19 |
| and Christopher; his sisters, Lena Stewart, Alma (Sam) Stewart, | 20 |
| Emma Terrell, Julia Williams, and Verlee Johnson; his brothers, | 21 |
| Freddie Williams and Frankie (Felicia) Williams; his | 22 |
| father-in-law, George Lowe, Sr.; his mother-in-law, Myjean | 23 |
| Lowe; his brothers-in-law, George (Linda) Lowe, Jr. and Dwight | 24 |
| (Jacque) Lowe; and many other family members and friends; | 25 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL | 27 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of | 28 |
| Robert Williams, Sr., and we extend our sincerest condolences | 29 |
| to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 30 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 |
| presented to the family of Mr. Williams as an expression of our | 3 |
| deepest sympathy.
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