Full Text of SR0442 95th General Assembly
SR0442 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of William W. Schooley Jr. of Granite City, | 4 |
| who passed away on November 12, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, William Schooley was born on April 2, 1929, in | 6 |
| Granite City; a lifelong Granite City resident, William | 7 |
| Schooley graduated from Granite City High School in 1947 after | 8 |
| a string of winning seasons as a football and track and field | 9 |
| player;
in 1946, playing in the Number 48 jersey, he was part | 10 |
| of the team that won the Southwest Conference Championship, the | 11 |
| same year he was named a Prep Football Player of the Year; and
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| WHEREAS,
He graduated valedictorian of his class of 1947 | 13 |
| and in 1951 attended the United States Military Academy at West | 14 |
| Point in New York, where he also played football for the Army; | 15 |
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| WHEREAS, After his time at West Point, he was deployed | 17 |
| overseas to serve in the Korea War; in the 1960s, he attended | 18 |
| Saint Louis University and received a law degree, eventually | 19 |
| opening his own personal injury firm in Granite City; he held | 20 |
| membership in the Madison County Bar Association, where he | 21 |
| became president; later, his client list included mostly | 22 |
| municipal agencies, including the Granite City school board, |
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| Granite City Township and the Madison County Regional Board of | 2 |
| Education; and
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| WHEREAS, William Schooley played an important role in the | 4 |
| creation of the Granite City Sports Hall of Fame, a collection | 5 |
| of memorabilia, photos, and trophies from the city's storied | 6 |
| athletic past housed at the Nelson Hagnauer Sports Complex; the | 7 |
| center opened in 1986 and was largely funded by Mr. Schooley, | 8 |
| although he never sought credit for it; and | 9 |
| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents, Martha | 10 |
| (Greene) Lengyel and William W. Schooley Sr; and
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| WHEREAS, William Schooley Jr. is survived by his four sons, | 12 |
| William W. Schooley III, Rick (Joyce) Schooley, Jack (Barb) | 13 |
| Schooley, and Thomas (Kathy) Schooley; his daughters, Cassie | 14 |
| (Mark) Iken, and Billie Jo Schooley; and his fourteen | 15 |
| grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 17 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 18 |
| his family and friends, the passing of William W. Schooley Jr.; | 19 |
| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 |
| presented to the family of William W. Schooley Jr. as a symbol |
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| of our sympathy.
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