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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of William Earl "Bill" Quigley, who passed 
4away on February 9, 2019; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Bill Quigley was born in Indianapolis; he attended 
6Purdue University and was drafted into the U.S. Army during the 
7Korean War; he served in the signal corps and learned 
8technology such as satellite and microwave communications; he 
9married Joan Louise Deputy in Augusta, Georgia in 1951; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Bill Quigley used his military training during his 
11career with AT&T as a supervising engineer; he was a member of 
12the Communications Workers of America; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Bill Quigley settled in Ottawa upon his 
14retirement;  he did volunteer work at a homeless shelter and 
15served on the Ottawa Planning Commission; he was a longtime 
16tinkerer and had  an interest in electronics that including 
17building the family's first color TV; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Bill Quigley was an immense fan of the 
19Indianapolis 500 and attended races at the Brickyard for over 
2060 years, wearing victory-flag checkered socks while running 
21stopwatches on the lead cars; he was also an avid chess player; 
 
 
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2    WHEREAS, Bill Quigley was preceded in death by his son, Dan 
3Quigley; and
  
 
  
4    WHEREAS, Bill Quigley is survived by his wife of 67 years, 
5Joan; his son, U.S. Rep. Mike (Barbara) Quigley;   his daughters, 
6Chris Benson and Linda Quigley; his daughter-in-law, Betty 
7Quigley; and six grandchildren; therefore, be it
  
 
8    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL 
9ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
10William Earl "Bill" Quigley and extend our sincere condolences 
11to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be 
12it further
  
 
13    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
14presented to  the family of  William Quigley as an expression of 
15our deepest sympathy.