Full Text of SR0095 99th 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 Bettye Alice Williams of St. Louis, | 4 | | Missouri, who passed away on January 12, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bettye Williams was born in Lexington, | 6 | | Mississippi on December 28, 1919 to Nathan Tate and Serena | 7 | | Rice-Tate; she graduated from Saints Industrial and Literary | 8 | | School; she married Joseph Levy Williams on May 6, 1939; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Following graduation, Bettye Williams began | 10 | | working as a hairstylist; she held a customer service position | 11 | | at Montgomery Ward for several years; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Bettye Williams was an avid St. Louis Cardinals | 13 | | fan and enjoyed watching them play in the World Series; she | 14 | | also enjoyed tending to her flower and vegetable gardens; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Bettye Williams was preceded in death by her | 16 | | husband, Joseph, and her children, Lorraine, Johnathon, Carl, | 17 | | and two children who did not make it to term; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Bettye Williams is survived by her sisters, | 19 | | Cornelia Suggs (William "Bill" Suggs) and Chleo Anderson; her | 20 | | children, JoEvelyn Williams, Karen Horton, Tyrone Williams, |
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| 1 | | and Pamela Jacobs; her grandchildren, Rochelle Bays, Jerome | 2 | | Giddens, Elise Cox, Christopher Battle, Jr. (Kwalnzia "Luci" | 3 | | Battle), Crystal Battle, Michelle Battle, Sydney Battle, | 4 | | Michael Battle, Destiny Pitt, Samantha Williams, Devin Reed, | 5 | | Angelique Jacobs, and Brandon Gilliam; her nieces and nephews, | 6 | | Denise Rixter, Junior Anderson, and Glenda Anderson; her | 7 | | great-grandchildren, Damien, Ariana, Cordelia, Monte, Deonte, | 8 | | Jermel, Victor, Kyla, S'rena, Christopher III, Christon, | 9 | | Elizabeth, Precious, and Neil; and a host of | 10 | | great-great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, family, and | 11 | | friends; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 14 | | Bettye Alice Williams, and extend our sincere condolences to | 15 | | her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 16 | | further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Bettye Williams as an expression of | 19 | | our deepest sympathy.
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