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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General
3Assembly pay respect to the life of Eldon C. "Twirp" Williams
4Jr. by honoring him with a memorial highway in Godfrey; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Eldon Williams Jr. passed away on October 16,
62018 at the age of 87; he was born on August 5, 1931 in Alton
7in Madison County to Eldon C. Williams Sr. and Patricia
8McGuiggan; he married Jackie Wohlert on July 25, 1991; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Eldon Williams Jr. worked in Godfrey in Madison
10County as the tax assessor for 40 years; he was a realtor at
11Landmark Realty and an Air Force veteran; he served as a member
12on the Godfrey Village Board and was a member of St. Peter and
13Paul Catholic Church; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Eldon Williams Jr. was preceded in death by his
15son, Jonathan Williams; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Eldon Williams Jr. is survived by his wife,
17Jackie Williams; his brother, Terry Williams; his daughters,
18Jill Williams, Joy Phillippi, Jan Williams, JoEllen Archerd,
19Jean Ann Parks, and Jenny Kadow; his stepchildren, Doug
20Wohlert and Becky Branum; several nieces and nephews; 11
21grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Eldon Williams Jr. was not only loved dearly by
2his friends and family but was also an esteemed citizen and
3respected member of Madison County, who had his life
4tragically taken before his time; therefore, be it
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
6HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
7SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the portion of
8Illinois Route 111 along Godfrey Road from Stamper Lane to
9Crestwood Drive as the "Eldon 'Twirp' Williams Memorial
10Highway"; and be it further
 
11    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
12is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
13State and federal highway regulations, appropriate plaques or
14signs giving notice of the name of the "Eldon 'Twirp' Williams
15Memorial Highway"; and be it further
 
16    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
17presented to the family of Eldon Williams Jr., the Secretary
18of the Illinois Department of Transportation, and the Mayor of
19the Village of Godfrey.