Full Text of HR0125 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Clarence | 4 | | B. Williamson Sr., who passed away on June 27, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Clarence Williamson was born in Chicago to Robert | 6 | | E. and Annie V. Williamson on June 1, 1930; he attended St. | 7 | | Elizabeth High School, Roosevelt University, and later in | 8 | | life, Chicago
State University, where he received his Bachelor | 9 | | of Arts and Master of Science; in 1951, he married Marion | 10 | | Degraffimeed; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Clarence Williamson worked in many of the | 12 | | family-owned businesses; he then started on a long political | 13 | | career; he became the first Precinct Captain of
Parkway | 14 | | Gardens, Vice President of the Young Democrats, 6th Ward | 15 | | Executive
Secretary, and Precinct Committeeman of the 6th Ward | 16 | | Democratic
Organization for 27 years; he served as a State | 17 | | Representative in the Illinois General
Assembly for the 29th | 18 | | District; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, During the tenure of Chicago Mayor Eugene Sawyer, | 20 | | Clarence Williamson served as his
Administrative Assistant and | 21 | | Director of Contract Compliance and Affirmative Action; he | 22 | | retired from the Cook County Department of
Probation in 1997; |
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| 1 | | and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Clarence Williamson continued working in the | 3 | | insurance field, first as an
underwriter for New York Life and | 4 | | eventually becoming President of Vital Associates
| 5 | | Incorporated; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Clarence Williamson was interviewed by and
| 7 | | featured in The History Makers in August of 2000; he was a | 8 | | lover of Jazz and could be seen around Chicago at many Jazz | 9 | | events; he also had a passion for photography and swimming; he | 10 | | was a member of several organizations, including the National | 11 | | Association of Blacks
in Criminal Justice, the Illinois | 12 | | Correctional Associations, the Knight of Columbus (4th
| 13 | | Degree), Jazz Unites (Board Member), the Jazz Institute of | 14 | | Chicago, the Hyde Park Jazz
Society, and Alpha Phi Alpha | 15 | | Fraternity, Inc.; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Clarence Williamson was preceded in death by his | 17 | | son, Clarence Jr.; his parents; his
sister, Queenetta Miller; | 18 | | and his brothers, Joseph Williamson, Robert Williamson Jr., | 19 | | and
Theodore Williamson; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Clarence Williamson is survived by his wife, | 21 | | Marion; his grandson, Clarence III; his
sister, Patricia | 22 | | Comeaux; many nieces, nephews, and cousins; and numerous other |
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members and devoted friends; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 3 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 4 | | we mourn the passing of Clarence B. Williamson Sr. and extend | 5 | | our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who | 6 | | knew and loved him; and be it further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to the family of Clarence Williamson as an | 9 | | expression of our deepest sympathy.
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