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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of  Lillie Pearl Williams, who passed away on 
4June 19, 2016; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Lillie Williams was born on July 27, 1927 in 
6Greenwood, Mississippi; her parents were George and Lillie 
7Stigler; after the death of her parents, her older sister and 
8brother-in-law moved the family to Chicago in 1942; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Lillie Williams worked for a fur company for many 
10years and was able to look at mink coats and tell if they were 
11real; she was later employed at the Brach's Candy Company; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Lillie Williams accepted Christ as her Lord and 
13Savior at an early age; she later joined Proviso Missionary 
14Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev. Claude Porter; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Lillie Williams' home was always open to family 
16members who needed her help; she enjoyed being around her good 
17friends and family, especially her sisters; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Lillie Williams was preceded in death by her 
19husband, Walter Williams; her parents; four sisters; and two 
20brothers; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Lillie Williams is survived by her children, 
2Walter, Jr., Lawrence, and Gloria Jean; her grandchildren and 
3great-grandchildren; her sisters, Clara Hood and Lula (Evelyn) 
4Strickland; her sister-in-law, Derethia Stigler; and many 
5nephews, nieces and friends; therefore, be it
  
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
7ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her 
8family and friends, mourn the passing of Lillie Pearl Williams; 
9and be it further
  
 
10    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
11presented to the family of Lillie Williams as an expression of 
12our sympathy.