Illinois HR 669: MEMORIAL-SUSIE M. NATHAN

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HR0669LRB104 20443 RMO 33908 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 

3Representatives wish to congratulate Reverend Arthur S. 

4Williams on the occasion of his 100th birthday on January 7, 

52026; and

6 WHEREAS, Rev. Williams is known as "Peoria's Pastor" and 

7is a pillar of the community; he has devoted more than seven 

8decades to faith and service, shaping lives well beyond the 

9church walls; and

10 WHEREAS, Rev. Williams was born in Arkansas on January 7, 

111926; he served in the United States Army during World War II; 

12his military service included guarding Nazi prisoners of war, 

13enduring taunts about the racial discrimination he faced at 

14home and in the U.S. Army with the same quiet resolve that has 

15defined his life; and

16 WHEREAS, Rev. Williams was part of the Great Migration to 

17Peoria, where he broke barriers by becoming the first Black 

18employee of the Peoria Housing Authority (PHA) in 1954 and the 

19first Black member of Laborers' Local 165, earning him the 

20nickname "the Jackie Robinson of the PHA"; further, he raised 

21nine children and helped open doors for generations to follow; 

22and

HR0669- 2 -LRB104 20443 RMO 33908 r

1 WHEREAS, Rev. Williams found his spiritual home in Ward 

2Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, where he 

3taught adult Sunday school for 40 years and served as an elder 

4for more than 50 years; and

5 WHEREAS, Rev. Williams has impacted countless lives, 

6offering guidance at pivotal moments and serving as a powerful 

7example of leadership and integrity; his mission remains to 

8stay humble, serve God, and treat others right; therefore, be 

9it

10 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 

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