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92_SR0387
LRB9216577BHbhA
1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3 to learn of the passing of William P. Tomy of Downers Grove,
4 who died March 25, 2002; and
5 WHEREAS, Mr. Tomy was director of information technology
6 for Material Service Corporation in Chicago; and
7 WHEREAS, Mr. Tomy was born in Chicago and raised in
8 Elmhurst; he became interested in computers in the mid-1960s,
9 when his mother, Eleanor, suggested that her son might find a
10 future in the field; he attended Elmhurst College, but soon
11 enrolled in a computer school in Chicago, where he became
12 fascinated by the language of the new electronic devices and
13 their technology; and
14 WHEREAS, In 1972, Mr. Tomy was hired as an assistant
15 analyst at Material Service Corp., a producer of construction
16 materials; he learned more about computer programming and
17 quickly rose through the ranks, finally being named director
18 of the information technology department; and
19 WHEREAS, Mr. Tomy was an excellent manager and a very
20 forward thinker; he truly loved his job and those he worked
21 with; Mr. Tomy worked for Material Service Corp. for 32
22 years; and
23 WHEREAS, As important as work was to Mr. Tomy, he also
24 delighted in spending as much time as possible with loved
25 ones; his family outings included dozens of boating
26 excursions; Mr. Tomy loved his children and he would do
27 anything for them; and
28 WHEREAS, Mr. Tomy will be deeply missed by all those who
29 knew him and loved him, especially his wife, Patricia; his
30 daughters, Christine Randa and Tracy Johnson; his father,
31 Paul; his brother, Robert; and his granddaughter; therefore,
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1 be it
2 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
3 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
4 his family and friends, the passing of William P. Tomy of
5 Downers Grove; and be it further
6 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7 presented to the family of William P. Tomy with our most
8 sincere condolences.