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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of William James "Bill" Howard of Pinegree 
4Grove, formerly of Aurora, who passed away on November 3, 2018; 
5and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Bill Howard was born in Princeton to William 
7Corbett and Rosella (Elmblad) Howard on March 20, 1942; his 
8parents were teachers and instilled in their sons the value of 
9an education; in high school, he lettered and earned honors in 
10football, basketball, and track; he set the school's shot-put 
11record and remains the seventh all-time leading scorer in 
12basketball at Princeton High School; he attended Princeton 
13University, where he was the captain of the 1963-1964 
14basketball team that won the Ivy League championship and 
15advanced to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen; he was also the starting 
16tight end and defensive end for the Tiger's football team that 
17also won the Ivy League championship his senior year; he 
18graduated from Princeton with a degree in history in 1964; he 
19then returned to Illinois and attended the University of 
20Chicago business school; and
  
 
21    WHEREAS, Bill Howard served as the CFO of the Barber Greene 
22Company in Aurora and helped the company become the leading 
23global manufacturer of road pavers, conveyors, and other 
 
 
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1construction equipment; he then worked as the CFO of Railcar 
2Specialties and finished his career as a business consultant in 
3accounting, tax, and finance; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Bill Howard was an avid traveler, gardener, and 
5bibliophile; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Bill Howard was preceded in death by his parents; 
7and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Bill Howard is survived by his wife of 50 years, 
9Jo; his children, Sean Howard, Seth Howard, and Holly (Ryan 
10Page) Howard; his brothers, Bob, Corby (Kathy), Tim (Patty), 
11and James (Sue) Howard; and his many cousins, nieces, and 
12nephews; therefore, be it
  
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL 
14ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
15William James "Bill" Howard and extend our sincere condolences 
16to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be 
17it further
  
 
18    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
19presented to the family of Bill Howard as an expression of our 
20deepest sympathy.