Bill Text: IL HR0434 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizes Emma L. Wilson-King Foundation honorees, the late James E. Williams Sr. and Lillian Croom Williams.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-05-30 - Resolution Adopted [HR0434 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HR0434-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are pleased to recognize Emma L. Wilson-King | ||||||
4 | Foundation recent honorees - the late Mayor of East St. Louis | ||||||
5 | James E. Williams Sr. and his wife Lillian Croom
Williams; and
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6 | WHEREAS, The Emma L. Wilson-King Foundation was | ||||||
7 | established in 2009 as a civic and educational foundation
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8 | dedicated to the enhancement of the neighborhoods and community | ||||||
9 | of East St. Louis; the foundation is
a non-profit organization | ||||||
10 | and was created to improve key elements of East St. Louis such | ||||||
11 | as public parks,
gardens, buildings, neighborhood | ||||||
12 | organizations, and educational enhancement of both young and | ||||||
13 | old
through schools and community center; and
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14 | WHEREAS, The Emma L Wilson-King Foundation is part of a | ||||||
15 | living legacy in memory of Mrs. Emma L Wilson-King, which is | ||||||
16 | formed out of her strong yet simple sense of caring and giving | ||||||
17 | regardless of personal wealth; she fostered relationships with | ||||||
18 | those both young and old and instilled in them a sense of | ||||||
19 | compassion to help others; and
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20 | WHEREAS, James E. Williams Sr. became the first | ||||||
21 | African-American mayor of East St. Louis in 1971; he later | ||||||
22 | served
as president of School Board District 189; during his |
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1 | tenure as mayor and school board president, he always sought to | ||||||
2 | be accessible to those he was elected to serve; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Lillian Croom Williams was an educator and | ||||||
4 | community organizer who advocated for the
disenfranchised | ||||||
5 | citizens in her community; she worked with students to help | ||||||
6 | them achieve their goals
and continue to pursue a higher | ||||||
7 | education; she also led the fight for fair wages for police, | ||||||
8 | firemen, and
teachers; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Honorees are those whose actions personify the | ||||||
10 | best in public
service and education; therefore, be it
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11 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
12 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
13 | we recognize the Emma L. Wilson-King Foundation honorees, the | ||||||
14 | late James E. Williams Sr. and Lillian Croom Williams; and be | ||||||
15 | it further
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16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
17 | presented to honoree Lillian Croom Williams.
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