HR 9041 2003
1	House Resolution
2	A resolution honoring the life and accomplishments of
3	Isabell Queen Williams.
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5	WHEREAS, Isabell Queen Williams was born and raised in Dade
6	County, Florida, educated in Dade County public schools, and
7	graduated from Miami Northwestern High School in 1961, and
8	WHEREAS, Isabell Queen Williams graduated in 1966 from
9	Bethune-Cookman College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in
10	English and later obtained a Master of Science degree and an
11	Educational Specialist degree from Nova University, and
12	WHEREAS, Isabell Queen Williams worked in the Broward
13	County School System from 1966 to 1997, a period of 31 years,
14	during which time she served as classroom teacher, guidance
15	counselor, adult education instructor, and assistant principal,
16	and
17	WHEREAS, Isabell Queen Williams also worked as a counselor
18	and supervisor in the Metropolitan Dade County Summer Youth
19	Program from 1975 to 1984, was a co-owner of Royal Funeral
20	Services in Miami, and operated RSVP Consultant Services, and
21	WHEREAS, Isabell Queen Williams was actively engaged in
22	public service through involvement with Democratic politics,
23	working as a legislative assistant to State Representative
24	Dorothy Bendross-Mindingall and in a similar capacity for former
25	State Senator Kendrick Meek, and
26	WHEREAS, throughout her adult life until her untimely death
27	on July 27, 2001, Isabell Queen Williams was a faithful servant
28	of God, working tirelessly and selflessly in her church, her
29	sorority, and her community to help others acquire the
30	education, training, skills, and resources needed to succeed in
31	life, and
32	WHEREAS, Isabell Queen Williams was an obedient daughter, a
33	faithful sister, a dedicated wife, a caring mother, a steadfast
34	friend, and a remarkably accomplished person in every part of
35	her life who exemplified the ideals on which Delta Sigma Theta
36	Sorority, Inc., was founded, modeling sisterhood in her personal
37	and professional relationships with other sorority members,
38	achieving high scholastic standards, and involving herself
39	actively and responsibly in public affairs, NOW, THEREFORE,
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41	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
42	Florida:
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44	That the House of Representatives pauses in its
45	deliberations to remember and honor the life, work, and
46	outstanding accomplishments of Isabell Queen Williams in the
47	education profession, in service to Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,
48	Inc., in support of her church, and in social action and public
49	service to her community, the State of Florida, and the Bahamas.
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