Full Text of SR1469 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of William S. "Bill" Clayton, Maj. USAF Ret. | 4 | | of Rantoul, who passed away on February 11, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bill Clayton was born to Alfred Stafford and | 6 | | Elizabeth (Noyes) Clayton on January 22, 1948 and attended | 7 | | University High School in Bloomington, Indiana; he earned a | 8 | | Bachelor of Science from Purdue University and a master's | 9 | | degree in aviation management and a master's degree in | 10 | | aeronautical science from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical | 11 | | University; he attended Air Command and Staff College, USAF Air | 12 | | University in Maxwell AFB, Alabama; he married Kathryn Ann | 13 | | Davison in 1971; he married Michelle Hosman on February 18, | 14 | | 2001; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Bill Clayton learned to fly when he was in high | 16 | | school and loved to say he could fly a plane before he could | 17 | | get a driver's license; that love for flying led him to the | 18 | | United States Air Force, where he spent 21 years; he flew T-37, | 19 | | T38 jets, and UH1, UH2 helicopters for 16 years; his last job | 20 | | in the Air Force was "flying a desk" as Chief of Safety at | 21 | | Chanute Air Force Base, until he retired in 1992; he then | 22 | | became an aviation specialist in 1996 until he was promoted to | 23 | | airport manager in 2006; he retired in 2014; he had FAA ratings |
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| 1 | | in Airplane Multi-engine-limited to Center Thrust, Rotocraft | 2 | | Helicopter, Instrument Airplane and BH-204 Helicopter, | 3 | | Commercial Pilot, Private Privileges, and Airplane Single | 4 | | Engine Land; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Bill Clayton was a trustee for the Village of | 6 | | Rantoul from 1995 to 1996; he was the Rantoul Area Chamber of | 7 | | Commerce Citizen of the Year, which he shared with his wife, | 8 | | Michelle, in 2006; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Bill Clayton served as president of the Octave | 10 | | Chanute Aerospace Museum Foundation; he and others started the | 11 | | museum, gathering items from around the base as Chanute | 12 | | prepared to close in 1993; he was a lifetime member of the | 13 | | Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum Foundation and a member of the | 14 | | board of directors, serving as president and vice president; he | 15 | | was a coordinator for the Chanute AFB Alumni Reunion; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Bill Clayton was a member of the USAF Helicopter | 17 | | Pilot Association; he was past member of the Champaign County | 18 | | Balloon National Championship Board of Directors; he was a | 19 | | member and past president of the Air Force Association, Chapter | 20 | | 133; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Bill Clayton was a member of the First United | 22 | | Methodist Church of Rantoul; he was a past member of the |
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| 1 | | Rantoul Rotary Club, serving as president from 1996 to 1997; he | 2 | | was co-coordinator of the Rantoul Community Bicycle Recycle | 3 | | Program from 2001 to 2016; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Bill Clayton was preceded in death by his parents; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Bill Clayton is survived by his wife of 16 years, | 7 | | Michelle; his daughter, Connie (Joe) Coronado; his sons, Adam | 8 | | (Kristin) and Andy (Janet) Clayton; his stepdaughters, Natalie | 9 | | (Phillip) Davidson and Nicole (Brian) Churillo; his stepson, | 10 | | Nikolaus Matten; his brothers, John (Cynthia) and James | 11 | | Clayton; 11 grandchildren; two great-granddaughters; and five | 12 | | nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 15 | | William S. "Bill" Clayton, Maj. USAF Ret., and extend our | 16 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | 17 | | and loved him; and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Bill Clayton as an expression of our | 20 | | deepest sympathy.
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