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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of James O. "Jimmy" Williams of Moline, who |
| 4 | | passed away on May 5, 2020; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jimmy Williams was born to Francis X. and Hedwig |
| 6 | | L. (Mrosko) Williams in Springfield on May 12, 1939; he served |
| 7 | | in the U.S. Navy and was awarded a commendation for jumping |
| 8 | | into shark infested Atlantic waters to rescue two pilots who |
| 9 | | had crashed near his ship; he was honorably discharged after |
| 10 | | four years of service; Jimmy married Mary Ann Mahieu in Moline |
| 11 | | on October 22, 1960, and she preceded him in death on January |
| 12 | | 4, 2020; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Jimmy Williams worked as a milkman for Downing's |
| 14 | | Dairy; he then retired from Dohrn Transfer Company; and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, Jimmy Williams enjoyed helping others and often |
| 16 | | organized candy sales, pancake breakfasts, chili nights, |
| 17 | | sloppy joe suppers, and other events to raise money to support |
| 18 | | a cause he found important; by this example, he taught his |
| 19 | | children that by giving to others, you receive; he also modeled |
| 20 | | a tenacious work ethic and a determination to never quit |
| 21 | | trying, even when times were hard; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Jimmy Williams loved talking with people and |
| 2 | | making them laugh; he enjoyed golf, cards, and shooting pool; |
| 3 | | and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, Jimmy Williams was preceded in death by his |
| 5 | | parents; his wife; his grandchildren, MaryJoy Therese and |
| 6 | | Elijah Maccabee Williams; and his siblings, Sharon Van Daele |
| 7 | | and Thomas and Robert Williams; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Jimmy Williams is survived by his children, Scott |
| 9 | | (Elizabeth) Williams, Jeff (Chana) Williams, Tammy (Mike) Van |
| 10 | | Hoe, Eric (Christina) Williams, and Sean (Katie) Williams; his |
| 11 | | grandchildren, Ian and Seth Williams, Samantha Williams, Ryan |
| 12 | | (Audrey) Williams, Elizabeth, Hannah, Sarah, and Rebekah Van |
| 13 | | Hoe, Christian and Kolbe Williams, and Augustine, Anthony, |
| 14 | | Ambrose, Joseph, Joshua, George, Patrick, and Vincent |
| 15 | | Williams; and his great-grandchildren, Johnnie, Antonio, and |
| 16 | | Harvey Williams; therefore, be it
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| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL |
| 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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| 19 | | James O. "Jimmy" Williams and extend our sincere
condolences to |
| 20 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it |
| 21 | | further
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| 22 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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