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SR0381 - 104th General Assembly
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Joyce Irene Williams of Springfield, | ||||||
| 4 | formerly of Kilbourne, who passed away on June 20, 2025; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Joyce Williams was born in Springfield to | ||||||
| 6 | Marshall and Lola Clark on March 5, 1943; she married Dean | ||||||
| 7 | Williams on March 1, 1997; and | ||||||
| 8 | WHEREAS, Joyce Williams' children and grandchildren were | ||||||
| 9 | her pride and joy, and nothing meant more to her; she loved | ||||||
| 10 | keeping family traditions and was proud of the family she | ||||||
| 11 | built; she also loved to travel and make memories together, | ||||||
| 12 | and one of her favorite trips was in 2004 when she took the | ||||||
| 13 | whole family on a Disney cruise for Christmas; and | ||||||
| 14 | WHEREAS, Joyce Williams was a member of Kilbourne Baptist | ||||||
| 15 | Church; and | ||||||
| 16 | WHEREAS, Joyce Williams was preceded in death by her | ||||||
| 17 | parents; her sisters, Eleanor (Bud) Mead and Marilyn (Bill) | ||||||
| 18 | McCracken; and her stepson, Rick Williams; and | ||||||
| 19 | WHEREAS, Joyce Williams is survived by her husband, Dean; | ||||||
| 20 | her children, Craig (Cindy) Schaeffer, Suzanne (Kevin) King, | ||||||
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| 1 | and LeaAnn (Rod) Johnson; her stepsons, Duane and Dana | ||||||
| 2 | Williams; her grandchildren, Kelsea Schaeffer, Brandy (Keith) | ||||||
| 3 | Lane, Abbey (Brent) Thorman, Courtney King, Jacob King, Alex | ||||||
| 4 | Johnson, and Ben Johnson; her step-grandchildren, Ricky, Dana, | ||||||
| 5 | Presley, and Luke Williams; her great-grandchildren, Peter | ||||||
| 6 | Lane and Dakota, Reagan, Cameron, and Andersen Thorman; and | ||||||
| 7 | two step-great-grandchildren; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 8 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 9 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 10 | Joyce Irene Williams and extend our sincere condolences to her | ||||||
| 11 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
| 12 | further | ||||||
| 13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 14 | presented to the family of Joyce Williams as an expression of | ||||||
| 15 | our deepest sympathy. | ||||||