Category: 1960s

Terry L. Bruce of Olney passed away April 17, 2026, at Memorial Hospital, Springfield, Illinois, at age 82. From 1984 to 1992, Bruce served as U.S. Representative for the 19th Congressional District of Illinois.

William “Bill” Moore, 85, passed away on April 12, 2026. Bill first served as a corporate attorney for Trans Union, then a holding company for the Union Tank Car Company. He went on to serve as corporate counsel, senior vice president, secretary, and general counsel with Chicago-based Whitman Corporation (formerly IC Industries) before retiring from Whitman in 1999. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Barbara Matthys Moore, 3 children, and 8 grandchildren.

Louis A. Nack Jr., class of 1966, passed away on February 19, 2026, in Galena, Illinois, after practicing law in his family firm for 57 years.

Ronald Franklin Coplan, 88, of Valparaiso, Indiana, formerly of Morrison, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, November 18, 2025.

George C. Lackey, Lackey & Stevenson PC, Centralia, Illinois, has retired at the age of 89.

Thomas “Tim” J. Penn, Jr. passed away at his home in Peoria, Ill., on Tuesday, October 22, 2024.

Bruce N. Cook died Thursday, January 2, 2025, in Saint Louis, MO, at the age of 84. After serving four years in the Navy, Bruce earned his law degree and started his own law firm and served as a Democratic national and state central committeeman during his career.

Robert “Bob” Laverne Watson, 87, of Brighton, IL, passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2025. After earning his law degree, Bob worked for the State Department and Illinois Attorney General before opening his own firm in his hometown.