Full Text of HR1447 99th General Assembly
HR1447 99TH 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 Cheryl | 4 | | Lynn Williams, who passed away at the age of 56; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Cheryl Williams was born in November of 1959; her | 6 | | parents were Lonnie Williams and Pamela Garth-Williams; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Cheryl Williams graduated from Orr High School in | 8 | | 1977 in Chicago before dedicating herself to full-time | 9 | | ministry; she served as the Executive Assistant to Pastor | 10 | | Clarence Stowers, the Senior Pastor of Mars Hill Baptist Church | 11 | | of Chicago; she was a founding member of the Melodies of Praise | 12 | | Dance Ministry at Mars Hill and organized the first dance | 13 | | ministry for children, Junior Melodies of Praise; she also | 14 | | coached 40 people through stepping lessons and used her | 15 | | creative talents in graphic design, marketing, and branding to | 16 | | help streamline and support some of the most memorable | 17 | | celebrations and events at the church; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Cheryl Williams worked with 1st District | 19 | | Commissioner, Earlean Collins of the Cook County Board of | 20 | | Commissioners, on many community endeavors; she also worked | 21 | | with then-State Representative, Karen Yarbrough, at the | 22 | | Illinois Legislative Scholarship Committee; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Cheryl Williams enjoyed dancing, listening to | 2 | | music, and spending time with her family; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Cheryl Williams was preceded in death by her | 4 | | mother; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Cheryl Williams is survived by her daughters, | 6 | | Tikisha and Tyrina; her grandson, Kaden; her father; her niece | 7 | | and nephews, Darius, Tanesha, and Howard Jr.; her siblings, | 8 | | Lisa, Denise, Marva, Denise, and Jerry; and many aunts, uncles, | 9 | | other family members, and friends; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 12 | | we, along with her family and friends, mourn the passing of | 13 | | Cheryl Williams; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Cheryl Lynn Williams as an | 16 | | expression of our sympathy.
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