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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| learned with sadness of the death of Clarence Williams of |
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| Chicago on April 1, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Williams was born August 28, 1924, in Round |
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| Lake, Mississippi to Oliver Sr. and Roberta Williams; he was |
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| the fourth of six children; and
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| WHEREAS, His youth was spent in Clarksdale, Mississippi, |
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| where he attended the White Plains Elementary School; he |
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| married Bessie Lee Hunter on April 25, 1948, and they had 12 |
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| children; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1950, Mr. Williams moved his family to Chicago, |
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| and he worked at Pyle National until he retired in 1988 after |
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| 38 years; he attended Sunrise MB Church and Shiloh MB Church; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, He was a loving father, a gentle grandfather, and |
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| a gracious great-grandfather; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents, his |
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| brothers, Oliver Jr. and R.T.; his sisters, Ethel, Roberta, and |
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| Rosie Mae; and one daughter, Diane Ramey; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Clarence Williams is felt by all |
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| who knew and loved him, especially his wife, Bessie, his |
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| daughters, Ethel Burks-Joyner (Reynold), Mildred Bennett |
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| (Jerome Sr.), Tammy Brown (Arch), and Tisa and Michele |
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| Williams; his sons, Clarence Jr. (Jollyette), Jimmy |
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| (Jeanette), James (Darlene), Henry (Vernetria), Kenneth |
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| (Kimberly), and Michael; his 29 grandchildren and 19 |
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| great-grandchildren; his god daughter, Cynthia Cooley; his god |
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| son, Tommy Cooper; and a host of other relatives and friends; |