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1940 - 2016 (75 years)| Name | William Thomas “Bill” NOONAN [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17] | |
| Suffix | Sr. | |
| Birth | 24 Jun 1940 | Long Island, New York  |
| Gender | Male | |
| HIST | of Sumter, South Carolina Administrator Noonan announces retirement Posted: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 6:00 am | Updated: 11:34 pm, Tue Mar 22, 2011. BY NICK McCORMAC nmccormac@theitem.com Sumter County Administrator Bill Noonan tendered his resignation late Tuesday, effective June 30. Council also agreed to offer the county's deputy administrator a contract to serve in the post. Noonan, who has served as administrator for 21 years, made the surprise announcement at the end of Tuesday's regular Sumter County Council meeting. He said it was a decision he had been considering for a while and had discussed with council. "I plan to retire in order to devote more time to my family and my consulting interest," Noonan said in his resignation letter. "It is time, however, for the next generation of leaders to step forward and assume their role in guiding our community into the future." Noonan will stay on with council through its upcoming budget process and said he plans to work with other entities within the county in the future. He will be replaced by current Deputy County Administrator Gary Mixon on July 1. "Gary's been training under me for the past four-and-a-half years. I have the utmost confidence that he'll do a great job in my place," said Noonan. Council unanimously approved offering Mixon a three-year contract for the position. Mixon said he is honored to have the confidence of council and Noonan, and that he knows he'll have some big shoes to fill. "It's a pretty rare breed to have an administrator last 20-some-odd years," said Mixon. "Those of you who know me know I'll give 100 percent. I can't stand here and promise I'll give you 20 years ... but, I will certainly give you 100 percent." Noonan said Mixon was elevated to his role as deputy administrator knowing full well he could take the reins of administrator one day, and since then has showed he's more than willing to handle the task. Council applauded Noonan for his decades of service to the county. Councilwoman Vivian Fleming-McGhaney, a former council chairman, thanked Noonan for helping her during her years as council's leader. "I appreciate the help that he was able to give me while I was the chairman. And, I find myself getting a little emotional here, but I appreciate that, and I know at the appropriate time, we will honor him in a great way," she said Council Chairman Eugene Baten said Noonan had discussed staying on board until the end of the year, but he wasn't disappointed Noonan decided to leave earlier. "I know how important it is to spend time with your family. There comes a time in your life when you have to retire and you have to say, 'Well, I need to go in a different direction, and I want to enjoy the fruits of my labor,' so I understand, and I wish you well," said Baten. Reach Nick McCormac at (803) 774-1214. Posted in Local news, News on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 Leaving the field: Noonan, county administrator for 21 years, is retiring Nick McCormac / The Item Leaving the field: Noonan, county administrator for 21 years, is retiring After 21 years as Sumter County administrator, Bill Noonan, 70, will retire at the end of June. Noonan said the county has grown in numerous ways during his tenure, and he leaves with numerous successes under his belt. BY NICK McCORMAC nmccormac@theitem.com In many ways, managing the operations of a place such as Sumter County is a lot like the game of football. There are the players - staffers - each with their own strengths and weaknesses, who have to be positioned just right to help the whole team move forward. There are the fans - citizens - who at times have high demands and want everyone to succeed but won't hesitate to let you know when they're not happy with a play. And then there is the game itself. It can be grueling and unpredictable but also rewarding, all at the same time. After a while it becomes something ingrained in your personality. That's not to say Bill Noonan has approached his job as Sumter County administrator with any frivolity. Just as he did as a football coach, Noonan has stepped up to tackle many challenges that have arisen during the past two decades. But, as with any great coach, there comes a time to hang it up. That time has come for Noonan, who on June 30, after 21 years leading Sumter County through its ups and downs, will retire. Taking the field Noonan, 70, was born in Silver Springs, Md., but for more than 50 years he has called South Carolina his home. He began his college and football career at Furman University in 1959, and after graduating in 1963 took a job coaching and teaching at Wade Hampton High School in Greenville. Two years later, he moved to Sumter to coach at Sumter High School. "I found Sumter to be a warm, welcoming community," said Noonan. "I'm not the type that always thought about excitement and nightlife, so I didn't find it to be a dull town. I was fully engrossed in the work I did as a teacher and a coach." Noonan met his wife, Sandy, in August 1965. The two met - fittingly - on a football field. "A few of my friends told me they had someone they wanted me to meet, and I said, 'Sure! Why not?,'" said Sandy, a Sumter native. "We had such a good time together, and that made me wonder how I could have as good of a time with anybody else." The two married about a year later and will celebrate their 45th anniversary in July. Noonan has called Sumter his home ever since. He spent more than a decade as a coach before being contacted by a friend who worked for the local Campbell Soup plant in 1978. The friend asked Noonan to be the plant's human resources manager, a career shift Noonan admitted was quite a change, but not one he was afraid to take on. "To me, I was directly related to people in their everyday work and in their everyday problems, and that's what I enjoyed doing: Helping people meet their personal goals," he said. Noonan was reassigned to the company's Maxton, N.C., plant in 1988. He would spend the week in North Carolina and return home to Sumter during the weekends. It wasn't long before the distance began to weigh on him. "As my kids grew, I was missing a lot of their activities at school during the week," said Noonan. "That bothered me considerably." It wasn't long before a new job opportunity arose. In 1990, the position of county administrator became available. Noonan saw the job as a chance to be closer to his family while still being in a profession focused on personal relations. When he told his wife what he wanted to do, she was surprised. "I thought he was crazy," Sandy said. "I told him, 'Why would you apply for that? You might get it!'" Noonan was named county administrator that year. The job was a shift from his previous ventures as a teacher, coach and private sector employee, but still managed to be a job he felt comfortable doing. "My parents instilled in me and my siblings the significance of being involved in community and the community in which you live. It was their belief that, essentially, everybody has something they can offer, and I guess I just took that teaching to mean do as much as you can wherever you can," he said. Growing as a team For 21 years, from the days of hair metal and leg warmers to the age of iPhones and Facebook, Noonan has seen the face of Sumter County shift from a primarily agricultural-based area to an urban industrial region of the state. "The county has changed in every arena, not only what we do, but how we do it," said Noonan. "The primary occupation is no longer farming. We've moved toward more of an economic or manufacturing-based community." Along with the changing face of Sumter County have been the everyday needs and necessities required by citizens. Noonan said when he first started, he would receive about 25 calls a day concerning roads. Now, he gets a handful a week at most. One thing that hasn't changed is the dedication and drive county employees have always shown. Noonan has overseen the operations of some 900 employees during his time. But for the past four years, the 500 or so current employees haven't received a salary adjustment. Above all the other setbacks and missteps in his career, Noonan said that ranks near the top. "My greatest disappointment is that we've not been able through this financial time, through these difficult financial times, to provide our dedicated employees with any salary adjustments," he said. "I've got to look at these people every day and I know they're struggling, and hopefully that can be addressed in the near future." Still, said Noonan, services provided to county residents have not been greatly impacted. He considers that a major victory. One of the employees Noonan has worked with the longest is Mary Blanding, clerk to Sumter County Council. Blanding has been clerk since April 1990 and knew Noonan before he joined as administrator. Members of her family worked at the Campbell's plant while Noonan was there. "When he first came, not being in county government, you have to learn the political side of it. And he had to learn how to evaluate that," Blanding said. "That didn't change his focus as to what he wanted to do as administrator. He recognized what he needed to do and what council had to do." Noonan's Irish temper does have a tendency to flare up at times, she said, but all it takes is the mention of his wife's name to calm him down. "His parents made a big impression in his life; they were very close to him," Blanding said. "Professionally, he's very focused. But personally, he's a compassionate and friendly person. That's something a lot of us around here felt." That's an assessment Sandy Noonan said she agrees with. Whether it's in the personal or professional sphere, she said her husband is passionate toward everything. "He's loyal to me. He's loyal to his children. He's loyal to everyone," she said. Win some, lose some In keeping with the football motif, Noonan compared his years as county administrator with one of his earliest passions. "It's like coaching," he said. "You enter every season hoping to win 'em all, but it's rare that you do. What's important is how you prepare for the next season." The current budget season has ensured Noonan wouldn't be able to leave his post without a fight. The projected fiscal year 2011-12 budget is $10 million less than the county's budget was just two years ago, and with fewer state dollars at the county's disposal, less funding can be doled out to local agencies. While the past two decades have been anything but perfect for Noonan, he's proud of the accomplishments the county has made. He counts the Penny for Progress sales tax referendum, which will rake in $75 million for 16 capital projects in the county, as a victory. That initiative will ultimately provide new fire stations, community centers and recreation opportunities for the county, among other improvements. "With the Penny, we've had significant growth occurring without any pain," he said, adding that the growth of the county overall is a point of pride for him. Not every season has ended up in the win column, though. Noonan said county administration still lags on the technology front, which hampers everything from taxes to security to communication. "There's more interest from the younger generations into what goes on in the government, and I'm glad of that," he said. "We need to use things like Facebook and Twitter to get out there more, to be able to connect with them and everyone better." Noonan's successor, Deputy Administrator Gary Mixon, has already made improving technology a priority. "I think I'm more in tune to technological advances," Mixon said recently. He will take over as administrator July 1. "Hopefully I can make some strides in bringing those technological improvements into the work environment." Noonan said he feels comfortable leaving the day-to-day county operations in Mixon's hands. Mixon has proved he's a level-headed, personable and passionate worker in the four years he's been a deputy administrator, Noonan said. As for what the future will hold for the county under Mixon's watch, Noonan's mind returns to a familiar theme. "I think we've done a good job recruiting, I think we have the right players in the right place," he said, "and I think that Sumter County will continue to win in whatever it does." What's next? For as long as he can remember, Bill Noonan has had the same morning routine: Wake up at 4 a.m., go for a walk, stretch and exercise more at home, enjoy breakfast while watching the morning news, and head into work. What will his first day of retirement hold? "Well, I'm not going to get up a 4 o'clock in the morning," he said. "I'm going to get up at 5 o'clock in the morning." When Noonan announced his retirement a few months ago, he said he was looking forward to spending more time with his family, especially his children: William Jr., or "Buddy," a dentist with Palmetto Family and Cosmetic Dentistry; Jimmy, the head football coach at Wando High School in Mt. Pleasant; Lisa, a nurse at the Medical University of South Carolina; and Laurie, a part-time physical trainer who is expecting her fourth child. With four children of his own and 15 grandchildren (with one more on the way), he said he's sure to have his hands full. And then there's Sandy, who is currently taking care of sick family members. Noonan said the couple might not have the chance to go on any immediate adventures, but they have a few trips in mind they'd like to make. "He's always wanted to travel the Blue Ridge Parkway from one end to the other," Sandy said. "We want to go out west. Maybe a cruise up in Alaska, and I'd like to visit Ireland at some point. He's been there before, but I haven't yet." For months, county employees have been telling Noonan he better make the most out of retirement. "Oh, I will. I will," he said recently, smiling as he looked out his office window. "I will." Reach Nick McCormac at (803) 774-1214 Posted in Local news, News on Sunday, June 26, 2011 WILLIAM T. NOONAN SR. Posted Friday, April 8, 2016 6:00 am William Thomas "Bill" Noonan Sr., 75, beloved husband of 50 years to Sandra Andrews Noonan, died on Thursday, April 7, 2016, at his residence. Born on June 24, 1940, on Long Island, New York, he was the second son of five children born to the late Edward and Mary Noonan. Bill attended St. John's High School in Washington, D.C., where he excelled in both football and baseball. He accepted a football scholarship offer to attend Furman University in Greenville, where he played for three years. He received his bachelor of arts in 1963 and a master's degree from Appalachian State in 1970. He began a rewarding career of teaching and coaching at Wade Hampton High School in Greenville. Two years later, he accepted a similar position at Edmunds High School and moved to Sumter in July of 1965. He served as a teacher and head football coach at Sumter High School. It was during this time that Bill met and married Sandy Andrews. Bill was selected to the position of county administrator in August of 1990 and held that position for the next 21 years. Those years also provided an opportunity for increased involvement in community organizations such as the Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce; the Sumter / Lee Development Board; the United Way of Sumter, Clarendon and Lee Counties; the Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club board; Leadership Sumter; Leadership South Carolina; the Governor's Initiative for Work Force Excellence; the Sumter County Career Center board; and Sumter School District 17 board of trustees. Bill served as secretary of the board for the South Carolina Association of Counties for 12 years and a trustee of the South Carolina Association of Counties Workers Compensation and Liability Trust Fund before leaving office in 2011. Prior to closing out his career, Bill was awarded South Carolina Association of Counties, President Cup, Recognition of Outstanding Leadership and Contribution to County Government in South Carolina. The Presidents Cup is the highest honor presented by the association. Bill was a member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church; Wesley Fellowship member and teacher; St. Johns Military High School Sports Hall of Fame in Washington, D.C.; a Little League Football Coach at the YMCA; a member of the Sumter County Museum; Brohun Lake Club; Jimmie Snyder Sailing Club; Sumter County Sports Hall of Fame; Freddie Solomon Foundation; and St. Anne Catholic Church. Surviving in addition to his wife are two sons, Dr. William Thomas Noonan Jr. and his wife, Kathleen, of Sumter and their children, Riley, Will, Charlie and Kate, and James Edward Noonan and his wife, Anne, of Charleston and their children, Mairin, Ashlin, Kellan and Ryann; two daughters, Lisa Noonan Howard and her husband, Norman, of Florence and their children, Grayce, Caroline, Emily and Sarah, and Laurie Noonan Merchant and her husband, David, of Sumter and their children, Hannah, Pate, Sam and Connor; three brothers, Edward G. Noonan and his wife, Roseanne, of North Fort Myers, Florida, Albert F. Noonan and his wife, Pauline, of Richland, Washington, and Francis X. Noonan and his wife, Barbara, of Annapolis, Maryland; one sister, Elaine N. Ellwood and her husband, Dr. Leslie C. Ellwood, of Fairfax, Virginia; along with numerous nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Aldersgate United Methodist Church with the Rev. Dr. Webb Belangia officiating. Pallbearers will be Charles Herman Andrews IV, Daniel Jenkins Andrews, James Kellan Noonan, William Thomas Noonan III, Michael Scott Segars, Leverett Adams Owens, Monty Seth Warner, Tanner Andrews Parker and Patrick Francis Noonan. Honorary pallbearers will be Gary Herlong, Don Herlong, Joe B. Davis, Hugh B. Betchman, William N. Sharpe, Randy Brown, John Duffie, Gary Mixon, Eddie Brown, Jonathan Bryan, Wesley Fellowship Class and Mt. Vernon Coffee Club. The family will receive friends from 4 to 5:30 p.m. today at Bullock Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be to Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 211 Alice Drive, Sumter, SC 29150; St. Anne Catholic Church, 216 E. Liberty St., Sumter, SC 29150; Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 107 Westpark Blvd No. 150, Columbia, SC 29210; or Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club, 26 Council St., Sumter, SC 29150. You may go to www.bullockfuneralhome.com and sign the family's guest book. The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements. BILL NOONAN - 1940-2016 Former county administrator, coach remembered for integrity, public service Posted Saturday, April 9, 2016 6:00 am A Sumter legend, who was described as being tough and fair, yet loving and kind, William Thomas "Bill" Noonan Sr., 75, died on Thursday at his residence. Noonan served as county administrator of Sumter County for 21 years and was head football coach and a teacher at Sumter High School for many years. Hubert Osteen, editor-in-chief of The Sumter Item, said Noonan was an exemplary man and one of his best friends. "Bill Noonan was not a native of Sumter, but it didn't take him long to become a true Sumterite," he said. Osteen described Noonan as an outstanding football coach who along with Steve Satterfield put together "the best Sumter High School football team - ever." That team went undefeated in 1969, winning the state championship when the school was called Edmunds High School. Osteen said Noonan also served the community well as county administrator. "He was a man of utmost integrity and ability whose public service to Sumter County was unequaled," he said. "Above all, he was a good citizen, a role model as a coach, as a Christian, a devoted family man and a warm and compassionate human being." New York Yankee and 1960 World Series MVP Bobby Richardson, a Sumter native, described Noonan as an excellent football coach and community leader. "He was a tremendous individual," he said. Richardson's son, Robbie, played football on Noonan's team, along with Freddie Solomon, who would go on to play in the NFL, winning two Super Bowls as a member of the San Francisco 49ers. Former Sumter Mayor Steve Creech played football under Noonan in his high school days at Edmunds High School, which became Sumter High School in the 1970s. "Bill Noonan touched more lives in this community than anyone I know," Creech said. "He was tough as a coach, but he taught us life lessons on that football field." Creech said he also had a great working relationship with Noonan in local government. Former City of Sumter Manager Talmadge Tobias described him as a gentleman who had a passion for everything he did. Tobias said Noonan was well-respected and was involved in many different facets of the Sumter community. "Bill contributed greatly to the growth and development of Sumter," he said. "He was always thinking about the betterment of the community." John Duffie, one of Noonan's best friends, said he got to know him well after Duffie became the county's engineer. "It didn't take me long to discover what an outstanding leader, motivator and good boss he was," he said. "He led by example, and supported his employees' efforts." Noonan was also a member of the Mt. Vernon Coffee Club with Duffie for many years. The group consists of about 27 men who meet daily for coffee and conversation. Sumter County Councilman David Merchant, Noonan's son in law, said he was a strong leader and an incredible family man. "He was tough when he needed to be, but he also had a loving side," Merchant said. "He depicted all the values of a great family man. He always did the right thing, even when it was difficult." Current Sumter County Administrator Gary Mixon served as deputy administrator and also as recreation department director under Noonan. "Bill Noonan ran the county government well, making it a world-class organization," Mixon said. "He was fair and treated everyone with respect. He was dedicated and rewarded hard work." Noonan was born on June 24, 1940, on Long Island, New York. He attended St. John's High School in Washington, D.C., playing football and baseball. He accepted a football scholarship offer to attend Furman University in Greenville, where he played for three years. He received his bachelor of arts degree from the school in 1963 and a master's degree from Appalachian State in 1970. He began his teaching and coaching career at Wade Hampton High School in Greenville in the early 1960s. Two years later, he accepted a similar position at Edmunds High School and moved to Sumter in July of 1965. He served as a teacher and head football coach at Sumter High School, after Edmunds High School merged with Lincoln High School. Noonan was appointed county administrator in August 1990, serving in that capacity for 21 years. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. today at Aldersgate United Methodist Church with the Rev. Webb Belangia officiating. COMMENTARY Noonan a major factor in making Sumter what it is Posted Friday, April 22, 2016 6:00 am I had the privilege of working with Bill Noonan over the years in several capacities - as a volunteer in civic work, as a state representative, as county attorney, and as Mayor. Even before he became Sumter County Administrator, I knew him as a successful high school football coach who positively influenced many of my friends. Bill was a relentless advocate for our County. During his years, Sumter City and County Councils worked together to bring economic development and resulting in jobs to Sumter. He had to lead the County through many changes that made the core responsibilities of a county more complicated and expensive, all while seeing expected help from the state and federal level evaporate. To maximize our limited resources, Sumter City and County have more consolidated functions than any place in our State. Bill was one of the toughest men I have known. I saw him fight heart problems and come back stronger. He fought cancer more than once and continued to be productive in the face of health problems that would floor most of us. Yet Bill's greatest achievement, together with his wife Sandy, is his children. They are successful, compassionate about service and continue the traditions set by their parents. His son-in-law, David P. Merchant, is one of our City Councilmen. We talk a lot about conflicts between cities and counties, but the secret is that we work together much more than we argue. In fact, this is our secret weapon in Sumter: unprecedented cooperation at all levels, public and private. Bill Noonan was a major factor in bringing us to where we are today. He will be missed by those of us in the City family. Joseph McElveen is Mayor of Sumter. [10, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19] | |
| Occupation | Sumter County Administrator, Sumter, South Carolina [11] | |
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| Death | 7 Apr 2016 | at his residence, (Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina) |
| Burial | 9 Apr 2016 [16] | |
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| Person ID | I51062 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 1 Mar 2024 | |
| Father | Edward Francis NOONAN, b. 14 Jun 1915, New York City, New York d. 13 Jun 2010, at his home in Annapolis, Maryland (Age 94 years) | |
| Mother | Mary Alice d. 14 Dec 2008 | |
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| Family ID | F36426 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Sandra E. “Sandy” ANDREWS | |||||||||
| Marriage | 14 Jul 1966 | Sumter County, South Carolina [7, 20] |
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