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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Burnita "Bernie" "Bub" Kathryn
4Williams-Schlicher of Gurnee, who passed away on January 14,
52016; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Burnita Williams-Schlicher was born on October 8,
71928 in Dedham, Iowa; her parents were Loretta "Laura"
8Golwitzer and Joseph "Joe" Golwitzer, Sr.; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Burnita Williams-Schlicher had been a nanny in
10Dedham, Iowa, a foreman for detasselling crews at the Garst and
11Thomas Hi-Bred Corn Company in Coon Rapids, Iowa, and a server
12at Pauline's Cafe in Carroll, Iowa; she also worked on the
13assembly line at General Binding Corporation in Skokie and as a
14cafeteria baker at Waukegan High School's West Campus; she had
15also worked as a sorter at the United States Postal Service in
16Waukegan, a metallurgist at Compacted Metals Corporation in
17Waukegan and Fansteel/VR Wesson in Waukegan, and a cafeteria
18cook at St. Therese Hospital in Waukegan; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Burnita Williams-Schlicher was a member of St.
20Patrick's Catholic Church, the Red Hat Society-Rebels, and
21Sassy Sisters; she was a volunteer and a member of the Gurnee
22Women's Club, and a volunteer for Elder Care, Time Out/Respite

 

 

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1Care, the St. Patrick Catholic Church Shamrocks, and the Lake
2County Safe Haven; she was also a member of Warren Township
3Senior Services, the Vista Health Systems Senior Circle, the
4local chapter of AARP, and the Fansteel/VR Wesson Credit Union
5Board; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Burnita Williams-Schlicher was preceded in death
7by her husbands, Arthur "Glen" Williams and John Schlicher; her
8parents; her sisters, Betty (Louie) Stickrod, Luella
9(Clarence) Bedford, and Cyrilla (Merlin) Knobbe; and her
10brother, Joseph "Bud" Golwitzer, Jr.; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Burnita Williams-Schlicher is survived by her
12brother, Gerald "Butch" (Carol) Golwitzer; her sister-in-law,
13Pat Golwitzer; her sons, Larry (Bonnie) Williams, Dennis
14Williams, and Jay Schlicher; her daughter, Denise Williams (Ed
15Oilschlager); her granddaughter, Nicole (Rodney) Nicholson;
16her grandson, Douglas (Shannon) Williams; her
17great-grandchildren, Cam and Max Nicholson, and Graham
18Williams; and her many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and
19great-nephews; therefore, be it
 
20    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
21ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her
22family and friends, mourn the passing of Burnita "Bernie" "Bub"
23Kathryn Williams-Schlicher; and be it further
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2presented to the family of Burnita Williams-Schlicher as an
3expression of our sympathy.