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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Kathryn 
4Williams Timmes of Peoria, who passed away on October 8, 2019; 
5and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Kathryn Timmes was born in Ashland, Kentucky to 
7Almira and Willie Williams on January 10, 1931; she attended 
8high school at the Swift Memorial Institute, a private boarding 
9school in Rogersville, Tennessee; her undergraduate education 
10was at Bennett College, an all-girls, historically-black 
11college in Greensboro, North Carolina; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Kathryn Timmes began her career teaching fourth 
13grade in New York City; after a few years, she moved to Peoria 
14and worked at the Carver Center; after a year, she taught at 
15the Spalding Institute and the Academy of Our Lady; she then 
16began her 50-year career with District 150 and taught at  
17Douglas Elementary School and counseled students at Manual and 
18Woodruff High Schools; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Kathryn Timmes was the first president of the 
20Heritage Ensemble and a charter member of Delta Sigma Theta 
21Sorority, Peoria Alumnae Chapter; she had many 
22accomplishments, but her greatest pride and joy was her role as 
 
 
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1a wife, mother, and daughter; and
  
 
2    WHEREAS, Kathryn Timmes was a founding member of Leader 
3Gordon-Booth's Kitchen Cabinet, a group of smart, fierce, 
4loving women from the community that saw promise and talent in 
5a young 24-year-old woman who wanted to serve her community; 
6and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Kathryn Timmes was preceded in death by her 
8husband of 59 years, John Timmes, and her daughter, Janique 
9"Jan"; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Kathryn Timmes is survived by her daughter, 
11Johnna; her closest sister-girlfriend, Jeanne St. Julian; and 
12numerous extended family members, church members, neighbors, 
13friends, former students, and colleagues; therefore, be it
  
 
14    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
15HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
16we mourn the passing of Kathryn Williams Timmes  and extend our 
17sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew 
18and loved her; and be it further
  
 
19    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
20presented to  the family of  Kathryn Timmes as an expression of 
21our deepest sympathy.