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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 death of
James T. Williamson of Piasa, who passed 
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away on February 11, 2009; and

 
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    WHEREAS, James Williamson was born on July 11, 1937; his 
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parents were Desmere Williamson and Margaret (Egan); and

 
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    WHEREAS, In 1972, James Williamson formed what is now the 
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law firm of Williamson, Webster, Falb, and Glisson of Alton; he 
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previously practiced law for many years in St. Louis, Madison, 
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and St. Clair Counties; and

 
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    WHEREAS, James Williamson was an active member of the 
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Alton-Wood River and Madison County Bar Associations; and

 
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    WHEREAS, James Williamson was an avid patron of opera and 
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the arts; and

 
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    WHEREAS, James Williamson is survived by his daughter, Dr. 
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Heather Williamson, and her husband, James Quirk; his son, 
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Jimmy Williamson II; his grandchildren, Patrick and Caitlin 
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Quirk; his brother, Donald Williamson; and his former spouse, 
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Dr. Carolyn Franke; therefore, be it

 
 


 






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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH 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 James T. Williamson; and 
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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 James Williamson as an expression of 
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our sympathy.