Full Text of HR0803 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Billy | 4 | | Phillips of Fulton, who passed away on March 25, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Billy Phillips was born to Charlene and Alfred | 6 | | Phillips Sr. in Bloomington on February 21, 1967; he married | 7 | | Susan K. Smith on September 6, 1985; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Billy Phillips was a strong union leader who | 9 | | began his career as a station laborer at the Quad Cities | 10 | | Station in 1985; through his 36-year career, he was promoted | 11 | | to Electrician Helper, Class B Electrician, Class A | 12 | | Electrician, and Class A Senior Electrician; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Billy Phillips served the International | 14 | | Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 15 as a steward | 15 | | in the Electrical Maintenance Department and as station chief | 16 | | steward from 1995 to 2009; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Billy Phillips began working full time for IBEW | 18 | | Local 15 as a nuclear business representative in 2009; he was | 19 | | promoted to assistant business manager in 2016, where he | 20 | | negotiated on behalf of members working in fossil and nuclear | 21 | | generation facilities in the State; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Billy Phillips was elected as vice-president of | 2 | | IBEW Local 15 in 2019; he was promoted to senior assistant | 3 | | business manager, where he was instrumental in shaping the | 4 | | Energy Jobs Act and the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act, which | 5 | | saved jobs at the Quad Cities, Clinton, Byron, and Dresden | 6 | | stations; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Billy Phillips was an avid outdoorsman who | 8 | | enjoyed hunting and fishing; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Billy Phillips was known as a family man who | 10 | | always put his family above everything else; he will be | 11 | | remembered for his infectious smile, his great sense of humor, | 12 | | and his ability to always make everyone around him feel | 13 | | comfortable; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Billy Phillips was preceded in death by his | 15 | | father; his stepfather, Don Brondyke; and his stepsister, | 16 | | Vicki Brondyke; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Billy Phillips is survived by his wife of 36 | 18 | | years, Susan; his daughters, Jessica (Jamie) Dalglish, Emily | 19 | | (Devin) Johnson, and Alison (Tyler) Spencer; his | 20 | | grandchildren, Lark Dalglish, Dagny Dalglish, and Phillip | 21 | | Spencer; his mother; his stepmother, Brenda Phillips; his |
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| 1 | | sisters, Ethyl Farr and Susan "Renee" (Tim) Michaelson; his | 2 | | brother, Alfred J. "Buddy" Phillips Jr.; his stepbrother, Bob | 3 | | (Barb) Brondyke; and his parents-in-law, Vernon and Linda | 4 | | Smith; therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 6 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 7 | | we mourn the passing of Billy Phillips and extend our sincere | 8 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 9 | | him; and be it further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to the family of Billy Phillips as an expression of | 12 | | our deepest sympathy.
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