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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
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learn of the death of William W. Schooley Jr. of Granite City, 
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who passed away on November 12, 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, William Schooley was born on April 2, 1929, in 
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Granite City; a lifelong Granite City resident, William 
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Schooley graduated from Granite City High School in 1947 after 
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a string of winning seasons as a football and track and field 
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player;

in 1946, playing in the Number 48 jersey, he was part 
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of the team that won the Southwest Conference Championship, the 
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same year he was named a Prep Football Player of the Year; and

 
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    WHEREAS,

He graduated valedictorian of his class of 1947 
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and in 1951 attended the United States Military Academy at West 
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Point in New York, where he also played football for the Army; 
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and
 
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    WHEREAS, After his time at West Point, he was deployed 
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overseas to serve in the Korea War; in the 1960s, he attended 
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Saint Louis University and received a law degree, eventually 
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opening his own personal injury firm in Granite City; he held 
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membership in the Madison County Bar Association, where he 
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became president; later, his client list included mostly 
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municipal agencies, including the Granite City school board, 
 


 






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Granite City Township and the Madison County Regional Board of 
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Education; and

 

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    WHEREAS, William Schooley played an important role in the 
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creation of the Granite City Sports Hall of Fame, a collection 
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of memorabilia, photos, and trophies from the city's storied 
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athletic past housed at the Nelson Hagnauer Sports Complex; the 
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center opened in 1986 and was largely funded by Mr. Schooley, 
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although he never sought credit for it; and
 
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    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents, Martha 
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(Greene) Lengyel and William W. Schooley Sr; and

 
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    WHEREAS, William Schooley Jr. is survived by his four sons, 
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William W. Schooley III, Rick (Joyce) Schooley, Jack (Barb) 
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Schooley, and Thomas (Kathy) Schooley; his daughters, Cassie 
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(Mark) Iken, and Billie Jo Schooley; and his fourteen 
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grandchildren; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family and friends, the passing of William W. Schooley Jr.; 
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and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of William W. Schooley Jr. as a symbol 
 


 






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of our sympathy.