Full Text of SR1057 100th 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 Pastor William "Bill" James King of Zion, | 4 | | who passed away on September 21, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, William King was born in Memphis, Tennessee to | 6 | | Charles Robert Walls Sr. and Susie Applewhite on October 2, | 7 | | 1950; he had six siblings, Gloria (Damien) Blanchard, Angeline | 8 | | Banks, Walter R. Applewhite Jr., Barry (Lorraine) Applewhite, | 9 | | and Walterine (Elroy) Applewhite, and he was the oldest; he | 10 | | grew up in Memphis with his grandparents, Mason and Florence | 11 | | King; he eventually moved to Waukegan and graduated from | 12 | | Waukegan Township High School in 1968; upon graduation, he | 13 | | attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where he | 14 | | received a Bachelor of Arts in Art Education; he furthered his | 15 | | education at National Louis University, where he received at | 16 | | Master of Science in Education Leadership; he later completed | 17 | | required coursework at Roosevelt University for his Doctorate | 18 | | in Education; he married Pamela D. King on July 20, 1974; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, William King began his career in education as a | 20 | | Fine Arts teacher with the Waukegan Community Unit School | 21 | | District #60; while with the Waukegan School District, he | 22 | | worked as an art teacher, Assistant Principal, Associate | 23 | | Principal, and Coordinator of Fine Arts for the entire |
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| 1 | | district; he was also employed with the North Chicago Unit | 2 | | School District as Dean of Students, Athletic Director, | 3 | | Assistant Principal, and Principal; after 36 years in | 4 | | education, he retired from the North Chicago Community Unit | 5 | | School District #187 as the Principal of Marjorie P. Hart | 6 | | Elementary School; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, William King received several awards throughout | 8 | | his career, including Who's Who Among America's Teachers; he | 9 | | was recognized as a North Shore Art League Scholar, an | 10 | | Outstanding Educator by the National Association of University | 11 | | Women, and as a Lake County Most Influential Educator; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, William King served as a member on several boards, | 13 | | including the Community Coalition United for Education, the | 14 | | Illinois Law Advisory, and the Lake County Urban League Board; | 15 | | during his time as an educator, he also served as a coach for | 16 | | boys track and varsity football; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, William King joined the First Corinthian | 18 | | Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of Pastor Eugene | 19 | | Roberson; during his membership, he served as a Deacon, | 20 | | Associate Minister, a choir member, and the Superintendent of | 21 | | Sunday School; he became an ordained minister and served as a | 22 | | member of the North Shore Ministers Alliance; he also served as | 23 | | secretary of the New Era District; he was installed as the |
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| 1 | | Pastor of Christian Love Missionary Baptist Church; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, William King loved teaching, whether inside a | 3 | | classroom or on the field; he found joy in mentoring youth and | 4 | | inspiring them to reach their fullest potential; he was an | 5 | | artist and loved to create masterpieces; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, William King was preceded in death by his | 7 | | grandparents, Mason and Florence King; his aunt and uncle, | 8 | | Catherine and Charlie Smith; his uncle, J.B. King; and his | 9 | | father-in-law, C.J. Bankston; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, William King is survived by his loving wife, | 11 | | Pamela; his children, William (Rochelle) King, Kaliina (Larry) | 12 | | Fenner, and Kyle King; his grandchildren, Amani Rochelle King, | 13 | | Jalen James Fenner, William C. King II, Nyla Marie Fenner, and | 14 | | Malakai Jeremiah Bloom-King; and his many nieces, nephews, | 15 | | godchildren, students, and dear friends; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 18 | | William "Bill" James King and extend our sincere condolences to | 19 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 20 | | further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the family of William King as an expression of our | 2 | | deepest sympathy.
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