Full Text of SR0862 94th General Assembly
SR0862 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to express | 3 |
| their sincere condolences to the family and friends of Benjamin | 4 |
| Williams, who passed away on November 3, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Benjamin Williams was born on August 27, 1954 in | 6 |
| Webb, Mississippi; he was the seventh child born to Willie B. | 7 |
| and Mozella Williams; and
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| WHEREAS, He accepted Christ at an early age and joined the | 9 |
| St. Matthew Missionary Baptist Church of Webb, Mississippi; he | 10 |
| later moved to Chicago, Illinois and joined the Helping Hand | 11 |
| Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of the late | 12 |
| Reverend Joe Kelley; and
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| WHEREAS, He attended West District High School in Sumner, | 14 |
| Mississippi, and later joined the United States Army; he | 15 |
| married Mary Black in 1982; and
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| WHEREAS, Benjamin Williams moved to Maywood, Illinois and | 17 |
| joined the Proviso Missionary Baptist Church, under the | 18 |
| leadership of Bishop Dr. Claude Porter; he served faithfully in | 19 |
| many auxiliaries, including the Trustee Board, the Audio Sound | 20 |
| Ministry, the PBC Security Team, and the Bus Ministry; he was a | 21 |
| member of P.T.M.A.N. (Proviso Township Ministerial Alliance | 22 |
| Network); and
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| WHEREAS, He leaves behind his wife, Mary; his children, | 24 |
| Sherwonder (Mark), Ben, Jr., Rick, Lawrence, Shamara, Sydney, | 25 |
| Symone "Poppy", Devon, Devin, and Calvin; his devoted friend, | 26 |
| Renita Evans; his brothers, Willie, Jr., Billy, and Bernard; | 27 |
| his sisters, Ollie, Mabel, and Bobbie; and a host of many | 28 |
| relatives and friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we extend to the family | 2 |
| and friends of Benjamin Williams our sympathies at this time of | 3 |
| loss; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 |
| presented to the family of Benjamin Williams.
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