Full Text of SR0448 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of William L. "Bill" Boyd of | 4 | | Chesterfield, Missouri, formerly of Springfield, who passed | 5 | | away on February 7, 2021; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Bill Boyd was born in Coshocton, Ohio to Lester | 7 | | and Opal King Boyd on January 11, 1931; he married Carolyn Ida | 8 | | Emig in Gahanna, Ohio on July 31, 1955; he served in the U.S. | 9 | | Navy during the Korean War as a corpsman and was proud of | 10 | | circumnavigating the earth aboard the USS Worcester; he earned | 11 | | his bachelor's degree from Capital University in Columbus, | 12 | | Ohio and his master's degree in healthcare administration from | 13 | | The University of Chicago; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Bill Boyd retired as vice president of Memorial | 15 | | Medical Center in 1992 after 35 years; he oversaw numerous | 16 | | building projects in campus expansion, served as interim | 17 | | president, and supported the creation of the Southern Illinois | 18 | | University School of Medicine; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Bill Boyd was a longtime member of Christ | 20 | | Episcopal Church, where he served on the vestry and managed | 21 | | the building and grounds; he was active in the Episcopal | 22 | | Diocese, Boy Scout Troop 7, and Downtown Springfield, Inc., |
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| 1 | | where he received the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009; he | 2 | | especially enjoyed serving as executive director of the | 3 | | Festival of Trees for many years; he played in several bagpipe | 4 | | bands, including Springfield's St. Andrew's Society Pipes and | 5 | | Drums; he was a long-standing official with the Illini | 6 | | Striders Track and Field team; he was a devoted husband and | 7 | | father; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Bill Boyd was preceded in death by his wife, | 9 | | Carolyn; his parents; and his brother, Dr. Richard A. Boyd; | 10 | | and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Bill Boyd is survived by his children, Craig | 12 | | (Louann) Boyd, Keith (Peggy) Boyd, Leslie (Simon) Abrahms, and | 13 | | Kent Boyd; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and | 14 | | his sister, Leann Boyd Smith; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 17 | | William L. "Bill" Boyd and extend our sincere condolences to | 18 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 19 | | further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Bill Boyd as an expression of our | 22 | | deepest sympathy.
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