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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| learned with regret of the death of Almira Williams of Peoria |
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| on Friday, July 21, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Lovingly known to her family and close friends as
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| "Mar Mar", she was born to William "Bill" and Bertha (Robinson)
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| Good on June 4, 1913, in Barberville, West Virginia; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1930, she married Willie E. Williams; he |
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| preceded her in death in 1975; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Williams was an active member of Bethel |
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| United Methodist Church and was a founding member and dedicated |
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| servant of the church's feeding program for the homeless and |
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| less fortunate; she was also a member of Church Women United; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Williams will be missed for her genuine |
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| caring, her spirit and spunk, her plain-spoken wisdom, and the |
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| food that she prepared with consummate skill and served up with |
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| generosity and a healthy dollop of love; she was known |
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| particularly for the rolls and pie crust she made, which were |
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| universally prized; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Almira Williams has been deeply |
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| felt by many, especially her daughter and son-in-law, Kathryn |
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| and John Timmes, with whom she had made her home since 1985; |
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| her granddaughter, Johnna N. Timmes; her special friends, |
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| Jeanne and Grant St. Julian and Dr. Barbara S. Penelton; and |
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| her many other friends; she was preceded in death by her |
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| parents, her husband, and by her granddaughter and namesake, |
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| Janique Almira Timmes; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL |