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Bill Stack

• References:
  • The Rollamo, the yearbook of the School of Mines at the University of Missouri at Rolla
    • vol.17, 1923 (annual of school year 1922-3)
    • vol.18, 1924 (annual of school year 1923-4)

• Sources yet to be consulted:
  • Bill Stack in a letter of 1969 says he has just written his memoirs, going back to his boyhood in Dublin.

Bill Stack.
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Bill Stack,
born 21 Apr 1897, Dublin.
He grew up Dublin. Family lived on Arnott St.
He went to school at nearby Synge Street CBS.

Stowaway emigrant to America, 1917:
In 1917, during WWI, he stowed away on a ship to America.
He got on to the American Line ship SS St.Paul (built 1895) coming from Liverpool.
It arrived at Ellis Island, New York, on 11 June 1917, where he got out.
Passenger record lists him as a "Stowaway", age 20, single, 5 ft 10 in tall, dark hair, blue eyes.

He put himself through college in US.
Studied Mine Engineering, 1921-1925, at the School of Mines of the University of Missouri at Rolla, Missouri (now Missouri University of Science and Technology).
The [Rollamo, 1923] lists for its sophomore (2nd year) class officers: "William 'Pat' Stack - President".
The [Rollamo, 1924] says his "Sole ambition is to prove the existence of vast 'goophite' deposits which he claims are hidden back of the Comeragh Mountains, Irish Free State". It lists him as member of the Prospectors Club, and describes St.Patrick's Day 1924: "St.Pat, who was impersonated by the popular Wm. Stack .. delved into ancient Irish history and disclosed to the crowd that St.Pat was the engineer who invented the monkey wrench. Pat then called for the Blarney Stone, and after much confusion one of the Quo Vad kids announced that he had found it being used by several gamblers."

He mar Marene ---- [Marene L.].
He was a member of the Missouri Mining and Metallurgical Association.
He worked as engineer inspector for Chicago Public Works Authority.
1929 photo has him at Park Ridge, Illinois (suburb of Chicago).
Undated newspaper cutting refers to construction of SE intercepting sewer out to Aurora, Kane county, and forthcoming water works project in Chicago. It says: "Stack .. has established an office on the second floor of the old post office building". (This would refer to the post office building used before the 1921 post office building.)
Finola Flanagan thinks Bill worked in Venezuela before settling in Florida.

Moved to Florida.
Bill was Registered Land Surveyor, State of Florida.
Living 1962 in Silver Springs, near Ocala, NC Florida.
Bill came to Ireland for his niece Finola's wedding in 1966. First time back in Ireland since he left. He said he regretted not coming when his sister was alive.
Bill wrote letter 1969 from 4108 SW 22nd St, Ocala (see map). This is W side of Ocala, whereas Silver Springs is E side of Ocala.
He died 5 Feb 1978, Silver Springs, age 80 yrs.
Funeral 7 Feb 1978, in or near Silver Springs [mass card].
Marene living 1985 in Silver Springs.
Bill and Marene had adopted issue:

1. Kathy Stack, mar Phil Palmer and had issue:
   1. David Palmer.
   2. Steven Palmer.

SS St.Paul.
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Bill Stack.
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Bill Stack.
1929 photo in Chicago.
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Bill Stack. 1927 photo.
Thought to be Marene looking out of window.
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Bill Stack and Kathy.
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Marene and Kathy.
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Bill Stack with his niece Deirdre Flanagan.
At 19 Greenfields Rd, Galway, June 1966.
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