Bill Text: IL SR0864 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of William Paul "Bill" Colson, longtime Chicago area resident, recently of St. James City, Pine Island, Florida.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-02-25 - Resolution Adopted [SR0864 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SR0864-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of William Paul "Bill" Colson, longtime | ||||||
| 4 | Chicago area resident, recently of St. James City, Pine | ||||||
| 5 | Island, Florida, who passed away on January 21, 2022; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Bill Colson was born on September 15, 1937; he | ||||||
| 7 | was raised in Evergreen Park and attended Evergreen Park | ||||||
| 8 | Public Grammar School; he graduated from Leo High School in | ||||||
| 9 | 1955, John Carroll University in 1959, and Northwestern | ||||||
| 10 | University School of Law in 1962, where he was editor of the | ||||||
| 11 | Law Review and a member of the prestigious Order of the Coif; | ||||||
| 12 | he served as an officer in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate | ||||||
| 13 | General's Corps; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Bill Colson dedicated his professional life to | ||||||
| 15 | the pursuit of law, politics, and entrepreneurial endeavors; | ||||||
| 16 | he was legal counsel and co-owner of a production company that | ||||||
| 17 | produced concerts in the 1970s, showcasing such acts as | ||||||
| 18 | Michael Jackson and the Jackson Family, Ike and Tina Turner, | ||||||
| 19 | and Ray Charles; he founded the law firm Hynes, Colson, and | ||||||
| 20 | Karnezis with his friends and colleagues the Honorable Thomas | ||||||
| 21 | Hynes, Robert Hynes, and the Honorable Themis Karnezis; he | ||||||
| 22 | joined the law firm Finkel and Martwick, which continues as | ||||||
| 23 | Finkel, Martwick & Colson today; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Bill Colson served as the South Side campaign | ||||||
| 2 | manager with Thomas Hynes for Richard J. Daley for mayor in | ||||||
| 3 | 1967; he was the statewide campaign director for Paul Simon | ||||||
| 4 | for lieutenant governor in 1968; he managed multiyear | ||||||
| 5 | campaigns for Thomas Hynes' run for Illinois Senate, Cook | ||||||
| 6 | County Assessor, and Chicago Mayor; he also managed multiyear | ||||||
| 7 | campaigns for Thomas Tully for Cook County Assessor and Neil | ||||||
| 8 | Hartigan for Illinois Attorney General; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Bill Colson was the past president of the South | ||||||
| 10 | Suburban Bar; he served as the attorney of Oak Lawn Village for | ||||||
| 11 | multiple years; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Bill Colson was a lifelong Chicago Cubs fan, an | ||||||
| 13 | avid fisherman, and a golfer dedicated to lowering his | ||||||
| 14 | handicap; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Bill Colson was truly respected by all who knew | ||||||
| 16 | him; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Bill Colson was preceded in death by his parents, | ||||||
| 18 | Paul and Eileen (Scott) Colson, and his former wife, Lenore T. | ||||||
| 19 | Colson; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Bill Colson is survived by his children, Candace | ||||||
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| 1 | (Donald) Mitchell, Leah (Patrick) Carney, Paul (Stephanie), | ||||||
| 2 | and Brian (Teresa); his grandchildren, Kate Mitchell, Matthew | ||||||
| 3 | Mitchell, Michael Mitchell, Brianna Carney, Patrick Carney | ||||||
| 4 | Jr., Sophia Colson, Olivia Colson, Jack Colson, Finn Colson, | ||||||
| 5 | Madelyn Colson, and Grace Colson; his spirited dog, Sebastian; | ||||||
| 6 | his younger sisters, Judi Ross and Kathi (Bob) Mele; his | ||||||
| 7 | sister-in-law, Ann Kearney; his many Scott cousins, nieces, | ||||||
| 8 | and nephews; his many loyal friends; his dear friend, Jane | ||||||
| 9 | Lavelle; his trusted right hand for decades, Zoe Swanson; and | ||||||
| 10 | his companion, Meredith "Deanie" Peper; therefore, be it
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| 11 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
| 12 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 13 | William Paul "Bill" Colson and extend our sincere condolences | ||||||
| 14 | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | ||||||
| 15 | it further
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| 16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 17 | presented to the family of Bill Colson as an expression of our | ||||||
| 18 | deepest sympathy.
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