RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, William Simpson has been called to eternal life by the wisdom of God at the age of 92; and
WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of his passing by Alderman Edward M. Burke; and
WHEREAS, William Simpson was a widely admired businessman and philanthropist and the loving husband of the late Marilyn; and
WHEREAS, William Simpson was the much-adored father of Penelope and the late David, the grandfather of five and the great-grandfather of two to whom he imparted many of the fine and noble qualities that he possessed in abundance; and
WHEREAS, A native of Chicago, William Simpson graduated from Campion Jesuit High School and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and earned a master's degree in business administration from the University of Chicago; and
WHEREAS, William Simpson met his wife at the South Shore Country Club on Chicago's Far South Side and the couple wed in 1950; and
WHEREAS, William Simpson and his wife lived for many years in Kenilworth and Chicago before retiring to Naples, Florida; and
WHEREAS, William Simpson founded W.G. Simpson & Company, a private investment firm, and was a founder and director of Edens Plaza Bank of Wilmette; and
WHEREAS, William Simpson held appointed positions under two United States presidents; and
WHEREAS, William Simpson served as head of the Small Business Administration under President John F. Kennedy and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation under President Ronald Reagan; and
WHEREAS, William Simpson was a major benefactor of Loyola University in Chicago which named a large dormitory and student center on its Lake Shore campus after him and his wife; and
WHEREAS, A patron of the arts, William Simpson served on the Board of Governors of the Art Institute of Chicago where a gallery is also named for him; and
WHEREAS, The hard work, generosity and vision of William Simpson serve as an example to all; and
WHEREAS, William Simpson wa...
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