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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Geraldine "Gerald" Williams of North
4Chicago, who passed away on October 27, 2010; and
 
5    WHEREAS, She was born on September 27, 1954 in Clarksdale,
6Mississippi; she attended Novak Elementary School and North
7Chicago High School; she received her Bachelor's degree from
8National University and her Master's degree in Education from
9Xavier University; and
 
10    WHEREAS, She was a first grade teacher for 34 years at
11Forrestal Elementary School in North Chicago; she was a
12faithful member of Christian Valley Missionary Baptist Church,
13where she was a choir member, taught Sunday School, was the
14YWMA Mission Leader, and held the position of church secretary
15for many years; and
 
16    WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her father, mother,
17and brother; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Geraldine Williams is survived by her sisters,
19Barbara and Flora; her brother, Henry; her brother-in-law,
20Homer; her nephew, Donnell; as well as many cousins and
21friends; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
2ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
3her family and friends, the passing of Geraldine Williams; and
4be it further
 
5    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6presented to the family of Geraldine Williams as a symbol of
7our sincere sympathy.