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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois
3 learned with regret of the death of Almira Williams of Peoria
4 on Friday, July 21, 2006; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Lovingly known to her family and close friends as
6 "Mar Mar", she was born to William "Bill" and Bertha (Robinson)
7 Good on June 4, 1913, in Barberville, West Virginia; and
 
8     WHEREAS, In 1930, she married Willie E. Williams; he
9 preceded her in death in 1975; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Mrs. Williams was an active member of Bethel
11 United Methodist Church and was a founding member and dedicated
12 servant of the church's feeding program for the homeless and
13 less fortunate; she was also a member of Church Women United;
14 and
 
15     WHEREAS, Mrs. Williams will be missed for her genuine
16 caring, her spirit and spunk, her plain-spoken wisdom, and the
17 food that she prepared with consummate skill and served up with
18 generosity and a healthy dollop of love; she was known
19 particularly for the rolls and pie crust she made, which were
20 universally prized; and
 
21     WHEREAS, The passing of Almira Williams has been deeply
22 felt by many, especially her daughter and son-in-law, Kathryn
23 and John Timmes, with whom she had made her home since 1985;
24 her granddaughter, Johnna N. Timmes; her special friends,
25 Jeanne and Grant St. Julian and Dr. Barbara S. Penelton; and
26 her many other friends; she was preceded in death by her
27 parents, her husband, and by her granddaughter and namesake,
28 Janique Almira Timmes; therefore, be it
 
29     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL

 

 

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1 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
2 Almira Williams, and we extend our sincere condolences to her
3 family, her friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it
4 further
 
5     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6 presented to her family as an expression of our deepest
7 sympathy.