Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois HR1029: MEMORIAL-REV. DR. WILLIAMS JR.
Status: Introduced, September 14, 2026
Mourns the passing of Reverend Dr. Eddie R. Williams Jr.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, September 14, 2026:
HR1029LRB104 23260 RMO 39731 r HR1029 LRB104 23260 RMO 39731 r HR1029 LRB104 23260 RMO 39731 r HOUSE RESOLUTION WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Reverend Dr. Eddie R. Williams Jr.; and WHEREAS, Dr. Williams, the son of Reverend E.R. Williams Sr. and Anna Maud Williams, was born in Chicago on January 6, 1945; he committed to his faith at an early age; he graduated from the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools and then attended Ottawa University, where he earned the highest honors in mathematics, religion, and philosophy; he received his doctorate from Columbia University in New York; he attended Union Theological Seminary; he married Shirley Ann King in 1969; and WHEREAS, Dr. Williams was ordained by his father, the pastor of South Park Baptist Church in Chicago, in 1968; he served as assistant pastor from 1972 until his father's passing in 1997, when he assumed the role of pastor and later pastor emeritus; and WHEREAS, Dr. Williams moved to DeKalb to join the faculty at Northern Illinois University (NIU) as an assistant professor of mathematics in 1970; he received tenure in the Department of Mathematics in 1976 and was promoted to HR1029- 2 -LRB104 23260 RMO 39731 r HR1029 - 2 - LRB104 23260 RMO 39731 r HR1029 …
Sponsors
- Michael Crawford (D, 31) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael Crawford
Common questions
- What is HR1029?
- HR1029 is a bill in the Illinois Legislature (104th General Assembly): MEMORIAL-REV. DR. WILLIAMS JR.
- What does HR1029 do?
- Mourns the passing of Reverend Dr. Eddie R. Williams Jr.
- What is the status of HR1029?
- Introduced as of September 14, 2026. Latest action: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael Crawford (September 14, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR1029?
- Michael Crawford (D, 31).
- Where is the official record for HR1029?
- On the Illinois Legislature website: https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=1029&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HR&SessionID=114
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