Background
Holmes, William Dee was born on April 13, 1929 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Garrett Arden and Stella Kathleen (Neale) Holmes.
Holmes, William Dee was born on April 13, 1929 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Garrett Arden and Stella Kathleen (Neale) Holmes.
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, University of Illinois, 1951.
Field engineer, DeLeuw, Cather & Company, Chicago, 1951-1956; assistant manager, Kankakee (Illinois) Water Company subsidiary Consumers Water Company, 1956-1959; executive vice president, general manager, Kankakee (Illinois) Water Company subsidiary Consumers Water Company, 1959-1965; president, general manager, Kankakee (Illinois) Water Company subsidiary Consumers Water Company, 1965-1984; executive vice president, Consumers Water Company, Portland, Maine., 1984-1992; also board directors, Consumers Water Company, Portland, Maine.
President Kankakee Chamber of Commerce, 1964-1965, Kankakee Industrial Development, 1965-1984, Kankakee Country Club, 1971-1972, University of Illinois Alumni Association, 1975-1977. Corporal United States Army, 1951-1952. Member National Association Water Companies (vice president since 1987, president 1993), American Water Works Association (life, water utility county 1985-1990).
Married Patricia Lou Kuebler, August 25, 1951. Children: Vicki M., Kim A. Holmes Doss, Kam K. Holmes Harrell.