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SR0565LRB104 17560 LAW 30988 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 

3to learn of the death of Dean E. Williams of Springfield, who 

4passed away on December 30, 2025; and

5 WHEREAS, Dean Williams, the son of Marian Sylvester and 

6Mayala Spann Williams, was born in Toledo, Ohio on December 

715, 1941; he graduated from Lanphier High School in 1959; he 

8attended Sangamon State University and Lincoln Land Community 

9College, where he majored in film; he served in the United 

10States Navy; he married Joyce Irene Clark on March 1, 1997, and 

11she preceded him in death on June 20, 2025; and

12 WHEREAS, Dean Williams served as a still photographer on 

13the set of more than 160 Hollywood films and television 

14productions, beginning with The Awakening Land, a television 

15miniseries starring Elizabeth Montgomery and Hal Holbrook, 

16which filmed in the Springfield area; his other movie credits 

17included The Blues Brothers, Caddyshack, Eddie Macon's Run, 

18Starman, Poltergeist III, Uncle Buck, Tango & Cash, Freejack, 

19The Babe, Batman Returns, Mighty Ducks II, and Legally Blonde 

202, among others; he also had three producing credits, 

21including American Criminals, a 2025 drama about the 

22kidnapping and murder of 14-year-old Bobby Franks by Nathan 

23Leopold and Richard Loeb in Chicago in 1924, and one director 

SR0565- 2 -LRB104 17560 LAW 30988 r

1credit for a short film; and

2 WHEREAS, Dean Williams was the founder and executive 

3director of the Central Illinois Film Commission (CIFC), which 

4he started in 2005; through CIFC, he worked tirelessly to 

5promote Central Illinois as a viable and welcoming location 

6for film and media production, bringin