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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
Gale R. |
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| Williams of Murphysboro, who passed away on November 3, 2007; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Gale R. Williams was born on August 3, 1922; his |
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| parents were Denton Williams and Bertha May (Lively) Williams; |
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| he married Helen R. Falkenheim on December 9, 1947 in Ava; and
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| WHEREAS, Gale R. Williams served his country with bravery |
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| in the United States Marine Corps during World War II; and
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| WHEREAS, Gale R. Williams had a long and distinguished |
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| career in public service; he served as Jackson County coroner |
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| from 1956 until 1960; he also served in the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives from 1960 until his retirement in 1972; and
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| WHEREAS, Gale R. Williams was the owner of a successful |
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| mobile home and apartment rental business and was the recipient |
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| of the Man of the Year Award from the Illinois Mobile Home |
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| Association in 1961; and
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| WHEREAS, Gale R. Williams was a member of First Baptist |
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| Church in Murphysboro, the Paul Stout Post 127 in Murphysboro, |
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| the BPOE Elks in Murphysboro, Alma Lodge 497 A.F. and A.M. of |
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| Steeleville, the Scottish Rites Bodies of Southern Illinois; |
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| and the Ainad Shrine; he was also a member of many Republican |
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| organizations and was a Jackson County chairman and |
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| committeeman; and
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| WHEREAS, Gale R. Williams was preceded in death by his |
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| parents; his brothers, Raymond, Archie, Floyd, and Glen; and |
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| his sister, Ruth Cottom; and
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| WHEREAS, Gale R. Williams is survived by his wife, Helen R. |
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| Williams; his sisters-in-law, Peg (Cleo) McLaughlin and Jewel |
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| Falkenheim; his nieces and nephews, Tom, Ron, and Greg |
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| McLaughlin, Beverly Connor, Sondra Mahnken, Kevin Williams, |
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| Cheryl Hagler, Brenda Faughn, Jeannee Williams, Andy Jo Tuck, |
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| Fonda Rodriguez, Debbie Wright, and Kim Fehringer; and his many |
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| great nieces and nephews; therefore, be 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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| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Gale |
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| R. Williams; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the family of Gale R. Williams as an expression of |
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| our sympathy.
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