Full Text of SR1632 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of William "Bill" Best Bounds, Jr., who | 4 | | passed away on November 11, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, William Bounds, Jr. was born on August 3, 1924 in | 6 | | Blanchard, Oklahoma; his parents were William and Beulah (nee | 7 | | Irwin) Bounds, Sr.; he married Julia E. Carr on June 20, 1958 | 8 | | in St. Paul, Minnesota; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, William Bounds, Jr. proudly served his country as | 10 | | a member of the United States Navy; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, William Bounds, Jr. began his career as a truck | 12 | | driver for the Denver-Chicago Trucking Company and Halls | 13 | | Freight Lines; he later went to work for James R. Hoffa in the | 14 | | 1960s as a union organizer; he subsequently continued his | 15 | | career with the Teamsters Local 26 in Danville as a business | 16 | | agent and was later elected president of Teamsters Local 26, | 17 | | where he served for 30 years; he also served as president of | 18 | | the Teamsters Joint Council 65 in Springfield for approximately | 19 | | 18 years, where he oversaw parts of 4 states and 30,000 | 20 | | members; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, William Bounds, Jr. served on many boards in |
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| 1 | | Vermilion County, including the CRIS Healthy Aging Center, the | 2 | | Vermilion Regional Airport Authority, the Danville Area Labor | 3 | | Management Council, and the Vermilion County Animal Shelter; he | 4 | | was a past member of the Knights of Columbus and the Loyal | 5 | | Order of Moose and a member of St. Paul Catholic Church; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, William Bounds, Jr. had a love for all animals, | 7 | | especially his dog Missy; he also loved sports and country | 8 | | music, especially George Jones, and enjoyed singing and | 9 | | recording several songs; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, William Bounds, Jr. was preceded in death by his | 11 | | parents; his wife, Julia; a brother, Stanley Bounds; and 2 | 12 | | sisters, Shirley Patterson and Jackie York; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, William Bounds, Jr. is survived by 2 sons, Stephen | 14 | | Bounds and Mark (Susan) Bounds; a daughter, Angela (Mark) | 15 | | Hodgson; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, and | 16 | | nephews; a brother-in-law, Pat (Martha) Carr; a sister-in-law | 17 | | and best friend, Carmen "Sue" Carr; and his many friends; | 18 | | therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 21 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of William "Bill" Best | 22 | | Bounds, Jr.; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of William Bounds, Jr. as an expression | 3 | | of our sympathy.
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