Full Text of SR1521 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 Burnita "Bernie" "Bub" Kathryn | 4 | | Williams-Schlicher of Gurnee, who passed away on January 14, | 5 | | 2016; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Burnita Williams-Schlicher was born on October 8, | 7 | | 1928 in Dedham, Iowa; her parents were Loretta "Laura" | 8 | | Golwitzer and Joseph "Joe" Golwitzer, Sr.; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Burnita Williams-Schlicher had been a nanny in | 10 | | Dedham, Iowa, a foreman for detasselling crews at the Garst and | 11 | | Thomas Hi-Bred Corn Company in Coon Rapids, Iowa, and a server | 12 | | at Pauline's Cafe in Carroll, Iowa; she also worked on the | 13 | | assembly line at General Binding Corporation in Skokie and as a | 14 | | cafeteria baker at Waukegan High School's West Campus; she had | 15 | | also worked as a sorter at the United States Postal Service in | 16 | | Waukegan, a metallurgist at Compacted Metals Corporation in | 17 | | Waukegan and Fansteel/VR Wesson in Waukegan, and a cafeteria | 18 | | cook at St. Therese Hospital in Waukegan; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Burnita Williams-Schlicher was a member of St. | 20 | | Patrick's Catholic Church, the Red Hat Society-Rebels, and | 21 | | Sassy Sisters; she was a volunteer and a member of the Gurnee | 22 | | Women's Club, and a volunteer for Elder Care, Time Out/Respite |
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| 1 | | Care, the St. Patrick Catholic Church Shamrocks, and the Lake | 2 | | County Safe Haven; she was also a member of Warren Township | 3 | | Senior Services, the Vista Health Systems Senior Circle, the | 4 | | local chapter of AARP, and the Fansteel/VR Wesson Credit Union | 5 | | Board; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Burnita Williams-Schlicher was preceded in death | 7 | | by her husbands, Arthur "Glen" Williams and John Schlicher; her | 8 | | parents; her sisters, Betty (Louie) Stickrod, Luella | 9 | | (Clarence) Bedford, and Cyrilla (Merlin) Knobbe; and her | 10 | | brother, Joseph "Bud" Golwitzer, Jr.; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Burnita Williams-Schlicher is survived by her | 12 | | brother, Gerald "Butch" (Carol) Golwitzer; her sister-in-law, | 13 | | Pat Golwitzer; her sons, Larry (Bonnie) Williams, Dennis | 14 | | Williams, and Jay Schlicher; her daughter, Denise Williams (Ed | 15 | | Oilschlager); her granddaughter, Nicole (Rodney) Nicholson; | 16 | | her grandson, Douglas (Shannon) Williams; her | 17 | | great-grandchildren, Cam and Max Nicholson, and Graham | 18 | | Williams; and her many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and | 19 | | great-nephews; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her | 22 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Burnita "Bernie" "Bub" | 23 | | Kathryn Williams-Schlicher; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Burnita Williams-Schlicher as an | 3 | | expression of our sympathy.
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