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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of  William "Bill" Board of Peoria, who 
4passed away on July 31, 2015; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, William Board was born on January 15, 1945, in 
6Hammond, Indiana; his parents were David and Joyce (nee Rasbun) 
7Board; he married Sharon (nee Moreland-Hoffman) Board on March 
818, 1967 in Peoria; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, William Board attended Peoria High School before 
10joining the United States Air Force in 1963; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, From a young age, William Board was surrounded by 
12cars; he loved street cars and antique cars; turning this love 
13of cars into a profession, he opened Board Auto Body in 1972; 
14he owned and operated the auto shop until 2001, when he passed 
15it on to his sons; he also worked at Randy's Collision until 
162014; and
 
17    WHEREAS, William Board was an active member of Shriners 
18International for many years; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, William Board was preceded in death by his mother; 
20and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, William Board is survived by his wife, Sharon; 3 
2children, Cathy (John) Morgan, Joseph Board, and Randy 
3(Darnell) Board; 5 grandchildren, Danny, Johnnie, Chris, 
4Brittany, and Corey; 3 great-grandchildren, Hailey, Jaylynn, 
5and Jesica; 3 brothers, Ben Board, Tim Board, and Kerry Board; 
6and his father; therefore, be it
  
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
8ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his 
9family and friends, mourn the passing of William "Bill" Board; 
10and be it further
  
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
12presented to the family of William Board as an expression of 
13our sympathy.