Bill Text: IL HR1447 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Cheryl Lynn Williams.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-11-15 - Resolution Adopted [HR1447 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR1447-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 saddened to learn of the death of Cheryl | ||||||
| 4 | Lynn Williams, who passed away at the age of 56; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Cheryl Williams was born in November of 1959; her | ||||||
| 6 | parents were Lonnie Williams and Pamela Garth-Williams; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Cheryl Williams graduated from Orr High School in | ||||||
| 8 | 1977 in Chicago before dedicating herself to full-time | ||||||
| 9 | ministry; she served as the Executive Assistant to Pastor | ||||||
| 10 | Clarence Stowers, the Senior Pastor of Mars Hill Baptist Church | ||||||
| 11 | of Chicago; she was a founding member of the Melodies of Praise | ||||||
| 12 | Dance Ministry at Mars Hill and organized the first dance | ||||||
| 13 | ministry for children, Junior Melodies of Praise; she also | ||||||
| 14 | coached 40 people through stepping lessons and used her | ||||||
| 15 | creative talents in graphic design, marketing, and branding to | ||||||
| 16 | help streamline and support some of the most memorable | ||||||
| 17 | celebrations and events at the church; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Cheryl Williams worked with 1st District | ||||||
| 19 | Commissioner, Earlean Collins of the Cook County Board of | ||||||
| 20 | Commissioners, on many community endeavors; she also worked | ||||||
| 21 | with then-State Representative, Karen Yarbrough, at the | ||||||
| 22 | Illinois Legislative Scholarship Committee; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Cheryl Williams enjoyed dancing, listening to | ||||||
| 2 | music, and spending time with her family; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Cheryl Williams was preceded in death by her | ||||||
| 4 | mother; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Cheryl Williams is survived by her daughters, | ||||||
| 6 | Tikisha and Tyrina; her grandson, Kaden; her father; her niece | ||||||
| 7 | and nephews, Darius, Tanesha, and Howard Jr.; her siblings, | ||||||
| 8 | Lisa, Denise, Marva, Denise, and Jerry; and many aunts, uncles, | ||||||
| 9 | other family members, and friends; therefore, be it
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| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 11 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 12 | we, along with her family and friends, mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 13 | Cheryl Williams; and be it further
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| 14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 15 | presented to the family of Cheryl Lynn Williams as an | ||||||
| 16 | expression of our sympathy.
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