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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
IN HONOR OF GERTRUDE “TRUDY” CAROLINE WILLIAMS 95TH BIRTHDAY
WHEREAS, Gertrude “Trudy” Caroline Williams was born in Newark, New Jersey on January 26, 1921 to Harold & Caroline Albert; and
WHEREAS, she is the oldest of the five Albert children; and
WHEREAS, On January 6, 1946, Trudy Williams married Thomas “Tommy” H. Williams, Jr. and together they moved to their residence on the south side of Chicago, Illinois; and
WHEREAS, In 1950, the family was blessed with their only child, Sharon Denise Williams; and
WHEREAS, Trudy and Tommy lived in their south side residence on South Union Avenue for over 60 years; and
WHEREAS, she was a loving and devoted wife to Tommy Williams for 63 years until his passing in 2009; and
WHEREAS, Trudy Williams is known for nurturing and spoiling her 3 grandchildren; Renard Michael Mayfield, Jennifer Mayfield and Sheree Hondras and her three great-grandchildren; Trey Hondras, Amira Hondras and Chloe Hondras; and
WHEREAS, Trudy loves to tell stories about growing up with her parents in New Jersey, segregation and the Civil Rights Movement, working with the “young girls” at one of Chicago’s police stations, and courting a sailor; and
WHEREAS, she has been a member of both St. Edmund Episcopal Church and Messiah & St. Bartholomew Episcopal Churches on Chicago’s South Side; and
WHEREAS, Trudy is best known for her glamorous fashion statements and often seen dressed in silver or gold a perfect resemblance of her precious and kind heart; and
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the President and Members of the Cook County Board of Commissioners that Cook County shall recognize and honor Ms. Gertrude “Trudy Caroline Williams in celebration of her 95th Birthday; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Cook County Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to forward a certified copy of this resolution to Ms. Gertrude “Trudy” Caroline Williams.
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