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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of Roy Isaiah Williams, Sr. of Springfield, |
| 4 | | who passed away on February 3, 2015; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Roy Williams, Sr. was born in Chicago on October |
| 6 | | 31, 1941 to Gaynell (nee Graham) and Roy A. Williams; he |
| 7 | | graduated from Lanphier High School, where he lettered
in |
| 8 | | basketball and football; he married Linda Douglas on June 4, |
| 9 | | 1988 at Monroe Street Christian
Church; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Roy Williams, Sr. worked for the State of Illinois |
| 11 | | for 35 years, retiring in 2002 from the
Prisoner Review Board; |
| 12 | | and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Roy Williams, Sr. was a member of Union Baptist |
| 14 | | Church; he was a member of the C. Lee Carey Neighborhood |
| 15 | | Association and the Faith Coalition for the
Common Good and was |
| 16 | | a former member of One In A Million and Eastside Pride; he was |
| 17 | | very active
politically and worked to bring change to the |
| 18 | | Eastside Brick House Unit; he enjoyed music, sports, dancing, |
| 19 | | and spending time with his family; and
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| 20 | | WHEREAS, Roy Williams, Sr. was preceded in death by his |
| 21 | | parents; his step-father, Preston McCrary; his daughter, |
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| 1 | | Rochelle Denise
Williams; and his grandson, Lamar D. Crawford; |
| 2 | | and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, Roy Williams, Sr. is survived by his wife of 26 |
| 4 | | years, Linda Douglas Williams; his 3
sons, Roy I. Williams, |
| 5 | | Jr., Michael (Doris) Williams, and Rodney (Charlotte) Gool; his |
| 6 | | 4 daughters, Tina (Tony) Crawford, Debra Williams, Donna Sloan, |
| 7 | | and Shaundra
Porter; his 3 brothers, Allen E. (Carolyn) |
| 8 | | Williams, Lawrence
(Carolyn) Fortenberry, and Preston L. |
| 9 | | (Toni) McCrary; his 4
sisters, Jackquelee E. (Robert) Sigars, |
| 10 | | Sandra L. (Donald) Williams-Mosley, Chryl A. (Lee I.) |
| 11 | | McCrary-Temple, and Carla McCrary; his 3 sisters-in-law,
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| 12 | | Patricia Patterson, Betty Williams, and Kelly Douglas; his 2 |
| 13 | | brothers-in-law, Ronald and Rickey
Douglas; his aunt, Betty |
| 14 | | Jean Graham; his 21 grandchildren; his 33 great-grandchildren; |
| 15 | | and a host of nephews,
nieces, cousins, and friends; therefore, |
| 16 | | be it
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| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL |
| 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 19 | | Roy Isaiah Williams, Sr., and extend our sincere condolences to |
| 20 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
| 21 | | further
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| 22 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 23 | | presented to the family of Roy Williams, Sr. as an expression |