Illinois SR 839: EBERT GRIMES-DEATH

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SR0839LRB104 13639 LAW 26276 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 

3to learn of the death of Tamer Lee Lois Williams Gonzalez of 

4Chicago, who passed away on April 11, 2025; and

5 WHEREAS, Tamer Lee Gonzalez was born to Cassiette and 

6Christopher Williams in Peoria on July 19, 1991; she attended 

7the Valeska Hinton Early Childhood Center in Peoria; as a 

8child, she took ballet and tap lessons and participated in 

9softball; after relocating to Champaign, she entered second 

10grade at Holy Cross Catholic School before transferring to Dr. 

11Howard Elementary School; she began learning the violin and 

12attended summer music camps at the University of Illinois; she 

13was selected for the gifted program within Champaign Unit 4 

14School District; she played the piano and violin by the time 

15she was eight years old, and she eventually learned how to play 

16the harp, viola, and clarinet, mastering every instrument by 

176th grade; she accompanied her mother to the University of 

18Illinois Black Chorus classes, where she developed as a singer 

19by studying the songs being performed; and

20 WHEREAS, Tamer Lee Gonzalez relocated to Chicago on August 

2112, 2004; she joined the new music program at St. Sabina 

22Academy, where she received the Kuumba Award; she completed 

23her freshman year at John Marshall High School, where she took 

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1piano and choir classes; during her high school career, she 

2was an active participant in After School Matters with the HHW 

3Ensemble, and she was featured in Ebony and JET magazines and 

4the Chicago Defender; she graduated from Hyde Park Academy and 

5the Merit School of Music in 2009; a