Full Text of SR1130 96th 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 Dr. Lorraine D. Williams of East St. | 4 | | Louis, who passed away on September 5, 2010; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Lorraine Williams, RN, APN-BC, Associate | 6 | | Professor of the School of Nursing of Southern Illinois | 7 | | University Edwardsville, was born July 4, 1939, in Lovejoy; she | 8 | | was the third child born to Ervin M. and Idell (Kelly) Ward; | 9 | | she was a graduate of East St. Louis Lincoln High School Class | 10 | | of 1955 and was Valedictorian; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, At an early age, she was baptized and accepted | 12 | | Christ as her Savior at Southern Mission Baptist Church and was | 13 | | a member of St. Paul Baptist Church, East St. Louis; she was | 14 | | married on November 14, 1959 to Alfonzy Williams; they were | 15 | | best friends and companions for 51 years; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, In addition to being an Associate Professor at | 17 | | Southern Illinois University, she was the Director of Project | 18 | | Pilgrims and Progress in Childcare (Professors Summer Camp) and | 19 | | an Assistant Professor of the School of Nursing; she received | 20 | | her B.A. degree from Southern Illinois University; a Master's | 21 | | Degree in Education from Southern Illinois University in | 22 | | Edwardsville; a Master's Degree in Nursing at Southern Illinois |
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| 1 | | University in Edwardsville, and her Ph.D. at Southern Illinois | 2 | | University in Carbondale; she was a member of Phi Delta Kappa, | 3 | | Sigma Theta Tau, and Kappa Delta; her true passion and love was | 4 | | Project Gain; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her parents, Ervin | 6 | | and Idell Ward; and her brothers, Roscoe Ward, Eugene Ward, and | 7 | | Larry Ward; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Lorraine Williams is survived by her beloved | 9 | | husband, Alfonzy Williams; her son, Anthony Ward (Delores); her | 10 | | granddaughter, Jasmine Ward; her grandson, Anthony Ward, Jr.; | 11 | | her sister, Ohala Townsend; her brothers, Ervin Ward, Jr. | 12 | | (Wilma), David Ward, and Donald Ward; her sisters-in-law, Suzy, | 13 | | Mary, Dorothy, and Rebecca; her brother-in-law, Jeff; and a | 14 | | host of nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 17 | | her family and friends, the passing of Dr. Lorraine Williams; | 18 | | and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Dr. Lorraine Williams as a symbol of | 21 | | our sincere sympathy.
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