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REQUEST TO INITIATE 45-DAY NOTICE PERIOD
TO NAME THE GYMNASIUM IN WILLYE WHITE PARK
IN HONOR OF D. WILLIAM "BILL" BOONE
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To the Honorable Board of Commissioners of the Chicago Park District
I. Recommendation
It is recommended that an order be entered authorizing the General Superintendent or his designee to initiate a 45-day notice period to solicit public input to name the gymnasium in the Willye B. White Field House in honor of D. William "Bill" Boone.
Proposed Park Feature: Gymnasium in Willye B. White Park Field House
Location: 1610 Howard Street, Chicago, IL. 60626
Community Area: Rogers Park
Ward: #49th Ward
Proposed Name: D. William "Bill" Boone Gymnasium
II. Explanation
The Chicago Park District naming and renaming procedures allow for the naming of features in parks, including playgrounds and buildings. The Willye White Park Advisory Council has requested that the Chicago Park District Board of Commissioners name the gymnasium in the Willy White Field House in honor of: D. William "Bill" Boone. This proposal has the support of Alderman Joe Moore of the 49th Ward as well as community members and representatives of the Seabury Foundation.
A philanthropist who was deeply committed to the Rogers Park community, D. William "Bill" Boone (1936 - 2005) helped the Chicago Park District develop a much-needed field house for Willye B. White Park. Born and raised on Chicago's North Shore, he attended the University of New Mexico and spent three years in the Marines before graduating from the University of Illinois in 1960. Following graduation he lived for a time in Spain and then moved back to Chicago, establishing an office at Clark and Howard, from which he did his writing. Eventually Boone moved to the Milwaukee area, but he remained involved in his family's charitable foundation, known as the Seabury Foundation.
In 2000, Boone helped guide the Seabury Foundation towards a decision to concentrate almost all of it...
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