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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of William
4 "Skip" Dempsey of Decatur, who passed away on April 13, 2007;
5 and
 
6     WHEREAS, William Dempsey was born August 27, 1945, in Bel
7 Air, Maryland, the son of William H. and Audrey N. (Proffitt)
8 Dempsey; he later married Carla Ann Patterson on April 22,
9 1966, in Toledo; and
 
10     WHEREAS, William Dempsey was an instructor at Purdue
11 University from 1974 to 1984; he also served as Training
12 Coordinator for Plumbers and Steamfitters Local #65, from 1975
13 to 1987 and then continued as a Business Agent from 1988 until
14 his retirement in 2002; and
 
15     WHEREAS, William Dempsey accepted a position with the
16 Illinois Department of Revenue, serving in the area of labor
17 relations for 2 1/2 years; he was Past President of the Decatur
18 Building and Construction Trades Educational Planning
19 Committee for Decatur Public Schools District 61, a member of
20 the Decatur Public Building Commission, a Past President of the
21 Decatur Building and Construction Trades Council, a Past
22 President of Decatur Trades and Labor, a Board Member of the

 

 

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1 United Way of Decatur and Macon County, and a Co-Chairman of
2 the Decatur Area Labor Management Committee and Steering
3 Committee of Decatur Advantage; and
 
4     WHEREAS, William Dempsey enjoyed wood carving, Ducks
5 Unlimited, assisting with his grandchildren's interests, local
6 racing, and NASCAR; and
 
7     WHEREAS, William "Skip" Dempsey was preceded in death by
8 his Dad, Wilbur Redman, who raised him; his brother, Donald
9 Wayne Redman; and his step-father, Donald Geddes; and
 
10     WHEREAS, William "Skip" Dempsey is survived by his wife,
11 Carla; his mother, Audrey Geddes; his father, William H.
12 Dempsey; his daughter, Melissa (husband, Craig) Duff; his sons
13 Shawn Dempsey and Patrick (companion, Theresa) Dempsey; his
14 sisters Mary Jo (husband, Mike) Brace and Linda Orr; his
15 grandchildren, Justin, Blane, Riley, Drake, Jaret, Halee,
16 Kendra, and Winston; his nieces, Jennifer, Tracy, Molly, Katie,
17 Claire, Jenny, and Jylna; and his Aunts Ruby, Irene, and
18 Pauline; therefore, be it
 
19     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
20 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
21 mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of
22 William "Skip" Dempsey; and be it further
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to the family of William "Skip" Dempsey as a symbol
3 of our sympathy.