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A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION
20-24
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
March 5, 2013
To recognize and congratulate Frances Kirby Williams on the celebration of her 100th birthday.
WHEREAS, Frances Kirby Williams was born in Danville, Virginia in 1913 into the family of a Baptist minister and pastor father, a mother, 6 half-brothers, and 3 half-sisters;
WHEREAS, Frances Kirby Williams began her elementary education in Danville, and later moved with her widowed mother to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where her education continued through high school;
WHEREAS, Frances Kirby Williams attended Hampton Institute in Virginia, and later left college after the death of her mother;
WHEREAS, Frances Kirby Williams began work in the Government Printing Office in Washington, D.C. shortly after World War II began;
WHEREAS, Frances Kirby Williams met and married Emmett B. Williams upon his return from service in the United States Army;
WHEREAS, Frances Kirby Williams was led to join the Catholic Church at Holy Redeemer parish in Washington, D.C.;
WHEREAS, Frances Kirby Williams answered the call to service through various activities and memberships, such as the Third Order Secular of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, the Archdiocesan Sodality and Parish Sodality, the Archdiocesan and West Deanery of the Council of Catholic Women, and the Archdiocesan Catechist Program;
WHEREAS, Frances Kirby Williams was appointed coordinator of the Holy Redeemer Religious Education Program, a position she held for many years;
WHEREAS, Frances Kirby Williams was honored as the Black Catholic Women of the Year for 2003 by the Archdiocese of Washington; and
WHEREAS, Frances Kirby Williams always prays, “Thanks be to God for the gifts and talents, I’ve endeavored to use for the praise and glory of his Church.”
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Frances Kirby Williams 100th Birthday Recognition Resolution of 2013”.
Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia celebrates Frances Kirby Williams on her 100th birthday.
Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in the District of Columbia Register.
