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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, On May 27, 2007, at Carver Center in Galesburg, a 
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reception will be held honoring the life and work of Mrs. 
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Willabell Hall-Williams of Galesburg; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mrs. Hall-Williams is a lifelong member of the 
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Galesburg community; she has served on several boards, 
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including St. Mary's Hospital, the United Way, American Red 
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Cross, Farmers and Mechanics Bank, and others; she was a 
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volunteer at Cottage Hospital for many years; and

 
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    WHEREAS, She held an administrative role with the Carver 
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Center from 1950 to 1962; she worked in District 205 as a 
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teacher and counselor for 24 years; she also taught at Knox 
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College as an academic counselor for over two years; and

 
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    WHEREAS, She was an elected official, serving on the board 
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of School District 205; she is a past president of the 
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Galesburg Fire and Police Commission, the Public Library Board, 
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the YMCA, Delta Kappa Gamma-Alpha Rho Chapter, and the Phyllis 
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Wheatley Club; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Willabell Hall-Williams is a graduate of Knox 
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College and Western Illinois University; she was the recipient 
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of an honorary degree from Knox College; she is a member of 
 


 






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Immaculate Heart of Mary Church; she is a past president of the 
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Ladies of Mary Altar Society and an Extra Ordinary Minister of 
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Holy Communion; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Willabell Hall-Williams is deserving of this 
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honor, for her hard work and devotion to others; therefore, be 
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it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate Mrs. Willabell Hall-Williams and wish her 
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continued success in the future; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Mrs. Willabell Hall-Williams as a symbol of our 
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respect.