Full Text of SR1059 96th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Geraldine "Gerald" Williams of North | 4 | | Chicago, who passed away on October 27, 2010; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, She was born on September 27, 1954 in Clarksdale, | 6 | | Mississippi; she attended Novak Elementary School and North | 7 | | Chicago High School; she received her Bachelor's degree from | 8 | | National University and her Master's degree in Education from | 9 | | Xavier University; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, She was a first grade teacher for 34 years at | 11 | | Forrestal Elementary School in North Chicago; she was a | 12 | | faithful member of Christian Valley Missionary Baptist Church, | 13 | | where she was a choir member, taught Sunday School, was the | 14 | | YWMA Mission Leader, and held the position of church secretary | 15 | | for many years; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her father, mother, | 17 | | and brother; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Geraldine Williams is survived by her sisters, | 19 | | Barbara and Flora; her brother, Henry; her brother-in-law, | 20 | | Homer; her nephew, Donnell; as well as many cousins and | 21 | | friends; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 3 | | her family and friends, the passing of Geraldine Williams; and | 4 | | be it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to the family of Geraldine Williams as a symbol of | 7 | | our sincere sympathy.
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