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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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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
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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
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9 | | WHEREAS, William Bounds, Jr. proudly served his country as |
10 | | a member of the United States Navy; and
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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