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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General
3Assembly pay respect to the life of Eldon C. "Twirp" Williams
4Jr. by honoring him with a memorial highway in Godfrey; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Eldon Williams Jr. passed away on October 16, 2018
6at the age of 87; he was born on August 5, 1931 in Alton in
7Madison County to Eldon C. Williams Sr. and Patricia McGuiggan;
8he married Jackie Wohlert on July 25, 1991; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Eldon Williams Jr. worked in Godfrey in Madison
10County as the tax assessor for 40 years; he was a realtor at
11Landmark Realty and an Air Force veteran; he served as a member
12on the Godfrey Village Board and was a member of St. Peter and
13Paul Catholic Church; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Eldon Williams Jr. was preceded in death by his
15son, Jonathan Williams; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Eldon Williams Jr. is survived by his wife, Jackie
17Williams; his brother, Terry Williams; his daughters, Jill
18Williams, Joy Phillippi, Jan Williams, JoEllen Archerd, Jean
19Ann Parks, and Jenny Kadow; his stepchildren, Doug Wohlert and
20Becky Branum; several nieces and nephews; 11 grandchildren; and
2114 great-grandchildren; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Eldon Williams Jr. was not only loved dearly by
2his friends and family but was also an esteemed citizen and
3respected member of Madison County, who had his life tragically
4taken before his time; therefore, be it
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
6HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
7SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the portion of
8Illinois Route 111 along Godfrey Road from Ramona Place to
9Crestwood Drive as the "Eldon 'Twirp' Williams Memorial
10Highway"; and be it further
 
11    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
12is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
13State and federal highway regulations, appropriate plaques or
14signs giving notice of the name of the "Eldon 'Twirp' Williams
15Memorial Highway"; and be it further
 
16    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
17presented to the family of Eldon Williams Jr., the Secretary of
18the Illinois Department of Transportation, and the Mayor of the
19Village of Godfrey.