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Florida Senate - 2002 (NP) SR 2532
By Senator Meek
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1 Senate Resolution No. ____
2 A resolution expressing regret at the death of
3 community leader Isabell Queen Williams, wife
4 of Leon Oliver Williams.
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6 WHEREAS, the Florida Senate, with deep regret, has
7 learned of the death of former educator and community leader
8 Isabell Queen Williams, and
9 WHEREAS, Mrs. Williams was a noteworthy educator in
10 Broward County, a model mother, an active member of the Mt.
11 Hermon A.M.E. Church, and a member of Delta Sigma Theta
12 Sorority, and
13 WHEREAS, it is fitting that the Florida Senate
14 commemorate the passing of a stalwart woman who, at one time
15 or another, capably fulfilled nearly every role that a good
16 American citizen can play, NOW, THEREFORE,
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18 Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
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20 That this legislative body does pause in its
21 deliberations to pay its respects to the late Isabell Queen
22 Williams and that the Florida Senate in session assembled does
23 record this testimonial of esteem and bereavement:
24 IN MEMORIAM
25 ISABELL QUEEN WILLIAMS
26 Isabell Queen Williams was born in Miami, Florida, on
27 July 12, 1943, and, after the death of her mother, was
28 lovingly reared by her maternal grandmother. After graduating
29 from Miami Northwestern High School and from Bethune-Cookman
30 College, with a B. A. Degree in English, and completing
31 graduate work, Mrs. Williams became a classroom instructor, a
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1 guidance counselor, the English/Reading Department Chairperson
2 and, later, assistant principal at McNicol Middle School, and
3 assistant principal at several other middle schools. In
4 addition to serving 31 years as a devoted and noteworthy
5 educator in Broward County, Mrs. Williams co-owned the Royal
6 Funeral Services in Miami and served as a consultant in the
7 RSVP Consultant Service. Queen and Leon Oliver Williams
8 married in 1972 and raised a beloved son and daughter, LeShea
9 Olivia Williams and LeZane Ollicent Williams.
10 Mrs. Williams worked diligently as a Legislative
11 Administrative Assistant with Representative Dorothy
12 Bendross-Mindingall and with Senator Kendrick Meek. She was
13 devoted to her family and her church, was active in Delta
14 Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and in community endeavors, and
15 took a profound interest in the educational pursuits and the
16 lives of young people throughout the Broward and Miami-Dade
17 communities. She was not only a member of numerous community
18 organizations but was also an active participant in many such
19 groups, including Community and Development Organization,
20 Inc., Gold Coast Business and Professional Organization,
21 Bethune-Cookman Alumni Association, Nova Alumni Association,
22 Phi Delta Kappa Educational Sorority, Egelloc Civic and Social
23 Club, Miami International Book Fair, Black Heritage Book Club,
24 Family Christian Association of America, Top Ladies of
25 Distinction, Masonic Lighthouse #71 Eastern Stars, Black
26 Archives, and Teacher-a-Rama.
27 Mrs. Queen Williams died Friday, July 27, 2001, leaving
28 unforgettable memories of a life richly and fully lived.
29 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution,
30 with the Seal of the Senate affixed, be transmitted to Leon
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1 Oliver Williams, widower of Isabell Queen Williams, as a
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