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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General 
3Assembly pay respect to the life of Eldon C. "Twirp" Williams 
4Jr. by honoring him with a memorial highway in Godfrey; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Eldon Williams Jr. passed away on October 16, 2018 
6at the
age of 87; he was born on August 5, 1931 in Alton in 
7Madison
County to Eldon C. Williams Sr. and Patricia McGuiggan; 
8he married
Jackie Wohlert on July 25, 1991; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Eldon Williams Jr. worked in Godfrey in Madison 
10County as the tax assessor for 40
years; he was a realtor at 
11Landmark Realty and an Air Force veteran;  he served as a member 
12on the Godfrey Village Board  and was a member of St. Peter and 
13Paul
Catholic Church; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Eldon Williams Jr. was preceded in death by his 
15son, Jonathan Williams; and
  
 
  
16    WHEREAS, Eldon Williams Jr. is survived by his wife, Jackie 
17Williams; his brother, Terry Williams; his daughters, Jill 
18Williams, Joy Phillippi, Jan Williams, JoEllen Archerd, Jean 
19Ann Parks, and Jenny
Kadow; his stepchildren, Doug Wohlert and 
20Becky Branum;
several nieces and nephews; 11 grandchildren; and 
2114 great-grandchildren; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Eldon Williams Jr. was not only loved dearly by 
2his friends and family but was also an esteemed
citizen and 
3respected member of Madison County, who had his life tragically 
4taken before his time; therefore, be it
  
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
6HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE 
7SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the portion of 
8Illinois Route 111 along Godfrey Road from Ramona Place to

9Crestwood Drive as the "Eldon 'Twirp' Williams Memorial 
10Highway"; and be it further
 
11    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation 
12is requested to erect at suitable
locations, consistent with 
13State and federal highway regulations, appropriate plaques or 
14signs
giving notice of the name of the "Eldon 'Twirp' Williams 
15Memorial Highway"; and be it further
  
 
16    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
17presented to the family of Eldon Williams Jr., the Secretary of 
18the Illinois Department of Transportation, and the Mayor of
the 
19Village of Godfrey.