MEMORIAL RESOLUTION FOR EUNICE ELIZABETH MCKINLEY ANDERSON WILLIAMS
WHEREAS, It is with great sadness that the members of this Chamber learned of the untimely departure of Eunice Elizabeth "Liz" McKinley Anderson Williams on October 4, 2016; and
WHEREAS, This esteemed body has been informed of her passing by the Honorable Emma Mitts, Alderman of the 37* Ward; and
WHEREAS, Eunice Elizabeth McKinley Anderson Williams was born to the late James and Eva McKinley in Wayne County, North Carolina on November 24, 1931. She was one of twelve children; and
WHEREAS, Liz attended Wayne County and Goldsboro Public Schools, receiving her high school diploma from Dillard High School; and
WHEREAS, Liz married the late George Lee Anderson, together the couple had five children. She later found love again, marrying the late Surrey Williams, Jr. in Upper Marlboro, Maryland; and
WHEREAS, She spent over 30 years working as a Unit Secretary and Nurses' Assistant at the Freedmen's Hospital, a teaching hospital for die Howard University Medical School, originally established to aid in the medical treatment of former slaves; and
WHEREAS, Liz attended the Central Baptist Church of Camp Springs, Maryland. She loved the fellowship and deeply and appreciated the teachings of the late Reverend John H. Parker and the present Pastor, Reverend Lincoln M. Burruss, Jr.; and
WHEREAS, Liz leaves to cherish her memory her children, Eugene Anderson, Patricia Stadaker, Bobby (Cassandra) Anderson, Judy Anderson, and Gloria (Michael) McKay; six grandchildren, Vianca (Ronald) Walker, George (Zenitta) Anderson, Sr., Randy (Joyce) Anderson, LaShonda Smith, Bobby (Pamela) Anderson, Jr., Joshua (Jordan) Anderson; 19 great-grandchildren; one great-grandchild; siblings, Geneva Flowers, Robert (Velma) McKinley, Mildred (Eugene) Parks, Carlton (Julia) McKinley, Jessie (Burnette) McKinley, and Clifton (Lucinda) McKinley; and a host of family and friends; and
WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Eva McKinley; husbands, George Lee Anderson and Surrey Williams, Jr.; and siblings, James McKinley, Josephine Bagley, Jonnie Bell McKinley, Helen Holloway, Odell Thompson and Hilda Byoune; and
WHEREAS, Liz touched the lives of all who knew her through her love and caring spirit. She will be deeply missed, but the memory of her character will live on in those who knew and loved her; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and Members of die City Council of the City of Chicago, assembled this first day of November, 2016, do hereby extend our heartfelt condolences to the family of Eunice Elizabeth McKinley Anderson Williams.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution are presented to the family of Eunice Elizabeth McKinley Anderson Williams as a sign of our honor, gratitude, and respect.
EMMA MITTS Alderman, 37* Ward