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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
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| learn of the recent passing of Earl Williams; and
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| WHEREAS, Earl Williams was born in Chicago on January 25, |
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| 1947, to the union of Clarence Earl Williams and Betty Jane |
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| Norment Williams; he was the third of five children born to |
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| this marriage; he was a conscientious, highly intelligent, and |
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| extremely active child, who found the Lord at an early age and |
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| attended Grant Memorial AME with his sisters and younger |
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| brother; and
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| WHEREAS, He served and protected his country well as a |
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| member of the Officers Training Corp of the United States Army, |
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| executing and translating cryptic codes in Vietnam; during this |
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| time he married Aletha Elizabeth Marbles and together they had |
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| three children; upon completing his Army tour, he received his |
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| law degree from DePaul University, and became a member of the |
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| Illinois State Bar, going into private practice with his |
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| friend, Attorney Ed Zigman; and
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| WHEREAS, Earl Williams left private practice to join the |
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| Illinois States Attorney's office and then the Illinois |
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| Department of Revenue, from which he retired after twenty-five |
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| years of service; he was active as a union arbitrator for the |
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| American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees |
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| (AFSCME); upon his retirement, Earl Williams joined his |
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| sister's firm, Carol H. Williams Advertising, as the General |
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| Counsel; and
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| WHEREAS, In October, 2006, Earl Williams recommitted his |
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| life to the Lord, and was baptized and received the right hand |
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| of fellowship at Apostolic Church of God;
Earl Williams further |
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| continued his commitment to God and mankind by becoming part |
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| owner and administrator of Garden Plaza Convalescent Home in |
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| Los Angeles, and also by establishing Liberty Child Care Center |
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| in Chicago, which services children with HIV/AIDS; and
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| WHEREAS, Earl Williams leaves behind to mourn him his sons, |
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| Earl Williams and Eric Williams; his daughter, Tesha Muhhamad; |
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| his three sisters, Betty Jane Thompson, Carol Henny Williams |
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| Hood, and Gracie Antoinette Turner; his brother, Clarence |
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| Williams, Jr.; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, |
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| grandchildren, aunts, uncles, extended family, and many great |
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| friends; his memory will be greatly cherished by Mrs. Aletha |
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| Elizabeth Williams; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with |
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| his family and friends, the passing of Earl Williams; and be it |
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| further
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