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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of William Howard "Bill" Huff of Urbana, who
4passed away on October 30, 2015; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Bill Huff was born in Detroit, Michigan on May 29,
61922 to Howard and Elsie Huff; he graduated from Western High
7School in 1940 and worked at a series of jobs before landing at
8the Ford Automobile Factory Power House in Dearborn, Michigan;
9he was called up for active duty in 1942 and served as a
10Corporal in the 6th Amphibious Engineers Specialist Brigade; he
11returned to the United States in 1945 following his service and
12attended the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor; he graduated
13with a degree in elementary education in 1948 and a master's
14degree in library science in 1950; he married Mary Josefovich
15at the Little Country Church in Chicago on October 28, 1951;
16and
 
17    WHEREAS, Bill Huff began working as a librarian for
18Northwestern University in Evanston; he then worked for the
19University of Illinois-Chicago at Navy Pier before moving to
20Urbana in 1957 to work for the University of Illinois; he
21turned his trips to American Library Association meetings into
22family vacations and would often haul the family cross-county,
23stopping at numerous points along the route; he finished his

 

 

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1career as the Assistant Director for Collection Development and
2Preservation with a title of Professor Emeritus; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Bill Huff enjoyed painting and traveling in
4retirement; he and his wife spent winters in their home in Port
5Orange, Florida and traveled the world; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Bill Huff and his wife were active members of the
7Unitarian Universalist Church; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Bill Huff was preceded in death by his wife, Mary,
9and his sisters, Catherine and Virginia; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Bill Huff is survived by his 4 sons and a
11daughter, Craig Huff (Debbie), Bryan Huff (Yan Liu), Glenn
12Huff, Dale Huff (Debra Book), and Cathy Demeroukas (Chris); his
13grandchildren, Aaron Huff, Jonathan Huff, Angela Cross
14(Justin), Nathan Huff (Kate Philbeck), Sophia Huff, Michelle
15Demeroukas-Fetterman (Michael), and Alex Demeroukas; and his 3
16great-grandchildren, Tristan and Emily Cross and Magdalene
17Huff; therefore, be it
 
18    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
19ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
20William Howard "Bill" Huff, and extend our sincere condolences
21to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be

 

 

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1it further
 
2    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
3presented to the family of Bill Huff as an expression of our
4deepest sympathy.