Full Text of SR0563 093rd General Assembly
SR0563 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| were saddened to learn of the death of William J. "Billy" Stone | 4 |
| of Germantown Hills on May 16, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, William Stone was born on October 25, 1925, in | 6 |
| Springfield to William and Helen Martin Stone, he married Doris | 7 |
| I. Richard on July 12, 1946, in San Angelo, Texas; she died on | 8 |
| September 20, 1992, in Peoria; he later married Esther B. Kasel | 9 |
| on December 31, 1997, in Eureka; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Stone was a World War II Navy veteran, serving | 11 |
| 2 1/2 years in the Pacific Theater aboard the USS Woodworth | 12 |
| DD460; and
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| WHEREAS, He received a bachelor's degree in 1949 and a | 14 |
| master's degree in 1957 from Bradley University, where he | 15 |
| participated in track, football, and baseball and received the | 16 |
| award of "Outstanding Halfback in the Midwest"; he later played | 17 |
| football professionally for six seasons; from 1949 to 1950, he | 18 |
| played for the Baltimore Colts, where he received the Rookie of | 19 |
| the Year award in the All American Football Conference; he then | 20 |
| joined the Chicago Bears under George Halas from 1951 to 1954; | 21 |
| as a versatile professional, he scored 31 career touchdowns, | 22 |
| and gained 4,283 total yards, rushing, receiving, returning | 23 |
| kick-offs, and punts; he also intercepted 11 passes playing | 24 |
| defensive halfback; and
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| WHEREAS, Retiring from the National Football League in | 26 |
| 1955, he returned to Bradley to coach the Braves football team | 27 |
| from 1955 to 1970; and
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| WHEREAS, He served Bradley as an assistant athletic | 29 |
| director, intramural director, teacher, department head, and | 30 |
| golf coach along with some fund-raising before retiring on May |
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| 3, 1984; he received emeritus status at Bradley; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Stone was recognized in 1950 in the Bradley | 3 |
| Hall of Fame; he was also a charter member of the Greater | 4 |
| Peoria Hall of Fame and the Springfield Hall of Fame; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a member of the Chief Club, Peoria Elks | 6 |
| Lodge 20, and the Alumni B Club; he served for six years as a | 7 |
| volunteer at Methodist Medical Center and served as a trustee | 8 |
| for the Peoria Park District Board from 1975 to 1978 and from | 9 |
| 1983 to 1986; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of William Stone will be deeply felt | 11 |
| by all who knew and loved him, especially his son, William Jr. | 12 |
| (and Francina); his daughter, Laurie (and Ron) Edwards; his | 13 |
| three stepsons, Doug Kasel, Greg Kasel, and David Kasel; his | 14 |
| three stepdaughters, Melissa Kasel, Susan McMorrow, and Cheryl | 15 |
| Davies; his granddaughter; his eight step-grandchildren; and | 16 |
| his two great-grandchildren; and
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| WHEREAS, In addition to his first wife, he was preceded in | 18 |
| death by one brother; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL | 20 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of | 21 |
| William J. "Billy" Stone along with all who knew and loved him | 22 |
| and extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends; | 23 |
| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 25 |
| presented to the family of William J. "Billy" Stone as an | 26 |
| expression of our deepest sympathy.
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