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William (Bill) Raymond Hutchinson was born in Londonderry, Northern Ireland on October 9th, 1942 to Sarah (nee Haire) and George. He passed away peacefully at his home, accompanied by family in Chicago, Illinois on October 28th, 2022 at the age of 80. Bill was the only member of his class to earn entrance into the prestigious Foyle College high school. He was awarded a rare full scholarship to attend Trinity College in Dublin. Bill enrolled in the Honors program for Economics and Political Science, graduating first in his class of 1965. Upon graduation, Bill was hired by Shell Oil in London and continued his education at Cranfield College in Bedfordshire before being accepted into the Harvard MBA program as a second-year student. He arrived in Boston in 1967 with two suitcases and a small loan to help cover his tuition and living expenses. After graduating from Harvard, Bill moved to Chicago where he joined Standard Oil, later renamed Amoco. He began his career in the international division where he found himself traveling extensively for business in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. During the 1970's and 1980's he was selected for stints in Germany, Los Angeles, and Denver with Standard. Returning to Chicago in 1981, he became Treasurer of Standard Oil at a time when it was the eighth largest company in the U.S. by stock market value. Bill was instrumental in the Amoco and British Petroleum merger in 1998, and later held the position of British Petroleum's Group Vice President of Worldwide Mergers and Acquisitions until 2001. He then worked for Deutshe Bank and served as Chairman of the Board for Associated Bank and lead director on the boards of 25 publicly traded investment funds. He is survived by his loving wife of 30 years, Joyce (Nee Jurkones-Breihan), daughters Katherine Turner (Gregory) of Glencoe, Illinois; Dr. Elizabeth Hutchinson-Payne (Michael) of Portland, Oregon; grandchildren Connor (14), Elsie (13) and Rhys (3); sister Patricia Bradley (Rodrick) of Guilford, Connecticut and nieces Amanda Bradley of Rome, Italy and Heather Bradley of Guilford, Connecticut.
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Phyllis Lopez
February 14, 2025
Hey, best friend is Valentine´s Day and I´m definitely missing my best friend of 25 years Not a day year passes I don't think about you and just thankful an honour to be a friend of yours , I´m just dropping in to let you know I´m doing fine. I´m doing what you asked me to taking care of elderly people as good as I took care of you , your my angel so I know you watching from above, just wanted you to know that I was thinking about writing a book and I have so many photos and a whole lot of memory of our moments of you and everything you taught me in 25 years . Until we meet again have valentine day bestie
Phyllis Lopez
October 30, 2024
Hey best friend it´s been two years since you´ve been gone , I´m definitely missing my best friend , I had get my mind together and don´t cry as you said, I´ve been ok got a good job in the field you told me to get in taking care of sick people . It took me a minute to get a job cause I didn´t know what to do after coming down there for the last 25 years it´s was a pleasure to meet someone like you and a pleasure for us to be friends until death , Im just glad you trusted me with your life for the last years and days . Enough with my gibberish you are truly missed by many
E
September 12, 2024
Rest in Peace
A perfect gentleman and very intelligent. Your advice was alway the best. You were like a GODFATHER to me. Your love for your daughters priceless and you will forever be my heart.
Phyllis Lopez
August 29, 2024
Hey best friend
Man you don't know how much I really miss you not a day goes by I don't think of you 25 years of friendship is irreplaceable.It was hard for a while for me not seeing you or having to change my life after having the same routine but it was definitely a pleasure taking care of you until your last days . Continue
to rest friend
Phyllis Lopez
October 31, 2023
My best friend to the end continue to rest , It´s not a day go pass that I don´t think of you and everything you thought me . What we talked about I will always remember I want thank your beautiful wife for allow me to care for you until your final days . Memories never die best friends forever
Phyllis Lopez
January 25, 2023
Hey best friend this is Phyllis I was just sitting here thinking about you and missing my best friend so so much, There´s no other person that can take the 25 years of friendship we had it was definitely hard to figure out what´s next for me after 25 years of coming down there daily some day is good some is bad cause there no one out here like you.
It definitely was a pleasure meeting you and taking care of you until we meet again
Karen Katecki-Juveland
December 14, 2022
Many prayers! Bill worked with my father in law Omar Juveland at Amoco. He was such and kind and interesting man and will be missed.
Respectfully submitted
Karen Katecki-Juveland
Dave Work
November 15, 2022
A great leader and friend at Amoco.
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