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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Richard 
4Edward Williams Sr.; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Richard Williams Sr. was born in Chicago to Arthur 
6L. Williams and Nellie R. Atkins on July 3, 1926; he grew up on 
7the Westside of Chicago and attended Grant and Tennyson

8elementary schools and Crane High School; he served in the 
9United States Navy during World War II from 1943 to 1945; he 
10was baptized in the Pacific Ocean in Hawaii in 1944; he 
11returned to Chicago after the war and married Louise Ford; he 
12later married Dolores Sellers in 1950; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Richard Williams Sr. worked for various 
14companies, including the Ford Motor Co., Western
Electric, and 
15the Hines Veterans Administration Hospital; he had a career of 
16over 30 years as a welder at
International Harvester (IH); he 
17served as a United Auto Workers (UAW) union steward,
shop 
18committeeman, regional representative and was very active with 
19the UAW
Political Action Committee while at IH; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Richard Williams Sr. co-owned a barbershop and was 
21a independent plumbing and heating contractor on the Westside; 
22and
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Richard Williams Sr. enjoyed tinkering and fixing 
2things, reading, collecting various objects, and spending time 
3with this family; he was affectionately known as "Papa 
4Richard"; and
  
 
  
5    WHEREAS, Richard Williams Sr. is survived by his wife of 66 
6years, Dolores; his  daughter, Sheila Dorns; his sons,  Tyrone 
7(Janice) Williams, Rev. Richard
Williams Jr. (Cassopolis 
8Michigan), Kevin (Victoria) Williams, Keith (Pamela)
Williams, 
9and Vincent (Suzanne) Williams;  21 grandchildren; 17 
10great-grandchildren;
and countless nieces and nephews and 
11friends; therefore, be it
  
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
13HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
14mourn the passing of Richard Edward Williams Sr., and extend 
15our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who 
16knew and loved him; and be it further
  
 
17    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
18presented to  the family of  Richard Williams Sr. as an 
19expression of our deepest sympathy.