Full Text of SR0664 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Kent Williamson of Champaign, who passed | 4 | | away on June 7, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Kent Williamson was born in Urbana to Joseph M. | 6 | | and Doris O. Williamson; he attended Leal and Thomas Paine | 7 | | elementary schools, Jefferson Middle School, and Champaign | 8 | | Centennial High School; he earned a bachelor's degree in | 9 | | advertising in 1980 and a master's degree in political science | 10 | | in 1982, both from the University of Illinois; after | 11 | | graduating, he spent several months serving with the Peace | 12 | | Corps in the Kingdom of Tonga; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Kent Williamson worked for the National Council of | 14 | | Teachers of English (NCTE) for 28 years, beginning in 1984; he | 15 | | served as Executive Director of the American Dairy Science | 16 | | Association from 1999 to 2001; he then returned to NCTE as | 17 | | Executive Director, a position he occupied for 14 years; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, While at the NCTE, Kent Williamson spearheaded the | 19 | | establishment of the organization's office in Washington, | 20 | | D.C.; in 2006, and in 2011, he led the effort to create the | 21 | | National Center for Literacy Education; he is credited with | 22 | | guiding NCTE through the Great Recession, revolutionizing its |
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| 1 | | structure, modernizing member services, and cultivating its | 2 | | advocacy outreach structure; in recognition of his outstanding | 3 | | contributions to the NCTE and the field of English/language | 4 | | arts and literacy education, the organization renamed its | 5 | | Washington, D.C. office the "Kent D. Williamson Policy and | 6 | | Advocacy Center" and established the Williamson Policy | 7 | | Advocate Summer Residency in Washington, D.C. for P-16 | 8 | | classroom teachers seeking experience in education policy; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Kent Williamson served on the board of the | 10 | | Champaign-Urbana Schools Foundation; he actively volunteered | 11 | | throughout the Champaign-Urbana area and coached all 3 of his | 12 | | sons in soccer, basketball, and baseball; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Kent Williamson is survived by his wife of 33 | 14 | | years, Lori; his 3 sons, Andy, Blake, and Evan; and his 3 | 15 | | brothers, Joseph M. Williamson, Jeffrey Williamson, and Earl | 16 | | Lawrence "Larry" Williamson; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 19 | | Kent Williamson, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 20 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 21 | | further
| 22 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the family of Kent Williamson as an expression of | 2 | | our deepest sympathy.
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