Background
Boon, William Clifford was born on September 9, 1932 in Downers Grove, Illinois, United States. Son of William Clifford Senior and Dorothy Virginia (Easley) Boon.
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Boon, William Clifford was born on September 9, 1932 in Downers Grove, Illinois, United States. Son of William Clifford Senior and Dorothy Virginia (Easley) Boon.
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, University Illinois, 1955; postgraduate in mathematics, University of Illinois, 1958-1959; postgraduate in mathematics, University of Virginia, Hampton, 1956-1958.
Design engineer, Heil Company, Milwaukee, 1955-1956; Design engineer, Clark, Daily & Dietz, Urbana, Illinois, 1958-1960; project manager, Goodell Engineering, Champaign, Illinois, 1960-1965; manager branch office, Goodell Engineering, East Moline, Illinois, 1965-1968; owner, chief Executive officer, Boon Engineering, East Moline, 1968-1976; president, chief Executive officer, Impro, Inc., Rock Island, Illinois, 1976-1979; manager branch office, Williams, Stackhouse Engineering, San Antonio, 1979-1981; vice president marketing, United Research Services Engineers, Denver, 1981-1983; founder, chief Executive officer, WaCon Corporation (subsidiary Ridgeview), Denver, 1983-1987; vice president, chief Executive officer, WaCon Corporation (subsidiary Ridgeview), Denver, 1987-1991.
Manager primary campaign 10th district Illinois McGovern Presidential campaign, 1972. Board dis. American Civil Liberties Union, Rock Island, 1973-1975. Coordinator Cisneros Mayoral campaign, San Antonio, 1980.
First lieutenant Signal corpus, United States army, 1956-1958. Member Union Concerned Scientists.
Married Mary Virginia Bennett, February 1, 1953 (divorced 1969). Children: William Bennett, Rebecca Ann, Timothy Shay, Kimberly Kay, Susan Virginia, Dina Maryka. Married Betty Ann Spore, May 29, 1970.
Stepchildren: Robert Allen, Angela Jo.