Full Text of SR0289 94th General Assembly
SR0289 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with regret of the death of William Lee "Bill" Williams | 4 |
| of Alton on Tuesday, May 31, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born May 22, 1933, in Quarry Township in | 6 |
| Jersey County to William Christopher and Lola Mae (Schisler) | 7 |
| Williams; he was born and raised on the family farm and joined | 8 |
| the U.S. Army in 1951, serving in Germany during the Korean | 9 |
| War; and
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| WHEREAS, He married Sue Anne Henander on November 11, 1962; | 11 |
| after 36 years in the wire mill, he retired in 1991 from | 12 |
| Laclede Steel Co. in Alton; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Williams loved being outdoors; he enjoyed | 14 |
| fishing, fixing things around the house, going to auctions, and | 15 |
| working in his yard and garden; he was proud of the four Pride | 16 |
| awards he received in the last 10 years for his home and | 17 |
| garden; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a lifetime member of Veterans of Foreign | 19 |
| Wars Post 1308 in Alton, and he volunteered his time and energy | 20 |
| to his neighborhood helping with such projects as clean-ups, | 21 |
| National Night Out, and youth activities; he also volunteered | 22 |
| at the Community Hope Center; and
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| WHEREAS, His passing has been deeply felt by many, | 24 |
| especially his wife, Sue Anne; his sons, James Lee and his | 25 |
| wife, Diana, Williams and William Guy Williams; his | 26 |
| grandchildren, Michael and Pauline; his nieces; his nephew; and | 27 |
| his special friends, John and Laura Brunkhorst; he was preceded | 28 |
| in death by his parents and a brother and sister-in-law, | 29 |
| Phillip Eugene and Patricia (Hoekstra) Williams; therefore, be | 30 |
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 2 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 |
| William Lee "Bill" Williams, and we extend our deepest sympathy | 4 |
| to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 5 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our sincere | 8 |
| condolences.
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