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SENATE RESOLUTION

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

7elementary schools and Crane High School; he served in the 
8United States Navy during World War II from 1943 to 1945; he 
9was baptized in the Pacific Ocean in Hawaii in 1944; he 
10returned to Chicago after the war and married Louise Ford; he 
11later married Dolores Sellers in 1950; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Richard Williams Sr. worked for various 
13companies, including the Ford Motor Co., Western
Electric, and 
14the Hines Veterans Administration Hospital; he had a career of 
15over 30 years as a welder at
International Harvester (IH); he 
16served as a United Auto Workers (UAW) union steward,
shop 
17committeeman, regional representative and was very active with 
18the UAW
Political Action Committee while at IH; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, Richard Williams Sr. co-owned a barbershop and was 
20a independent plumbing and heating contractor on the Westside; 
21and
 
 
 
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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 SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL 
13ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
14Richard Edward Williams Sr., and extend our sincere condolences 
15to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be 
16it 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.