More detail on this person: Senator & Lt. Col.
(Ret.) William Walter Redman, Jr., 77, of
Statesville passed away December 25, 2010, at
home with his family by his side. He was born on
October 15, 1933, in Iredell County and was the
son of the late William W. Redman and Mildred
"Susie" Redman. He attended Iredell County
schools and was a veteran of the N.C. Air National
Guard and the US Army. He was a member of First
Baptist Church of Statesville on Davie Avenue
where he served as a deacon and Sunday School
Teacher. He had also been a member, deacon and
teacher at Hayes Barton Baptist Church in Raleigh
for more than 10 years. Bill was a retired Lt.
Colonel, retired NC State Senator, retired
Utilities Commission member and retired Executive
VP of the NC Telecommunications Industry
Association. Upon retirement from the military, as
a master aviator, Lt. Col. Redman had been
awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, three
Bronze Star Medal with 2/OLC, 16 Air Medals, two
Commendation Medals, Meritorious Service Medal,
Master Army Aviator Wings, Republic of Vietnam
Cross of Gallantry and numerous other service and
campaign medals. Bill earned his B.S. from
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona
Beach, FL. In 1981, he was inducted into the
Officer Candidate School's "Hall of Fame" at Fort
Benning, Georgia. He was also inducted as a
Distinguished Member of the Regiment at Fort
Eustis, Virginia in 1990. His second career began
in public relations with the Northwestern Bank and
progressed to his own real estate firm.
As a five term NC State Senator, Bill had been
elected Senate Minority Leader and was Vice
Chairman of the Transportation Committee and
Human Resources Committee. He was also a
member of the Commerce, Finance, Rules,
Legislative Ethics and four other additional
committees.
Governor James Martin appointed Senator Redman
to eight and a half years with the NC Utilities
Commission, beginning in 1987. He served as
Chairman from 1989-1993. During this period, he
served as a member of the National Association of
Administrative Law Judges. He also served as
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National
Association of Regulatory Research Institute at
Ohio State University. He served as a member of
the Board of Advisors for the National Association
of Utilities at New Mexico State University.
For his service in the NC State Senate, Bill was
honored with two awards, "Order of the Long Leaf
Pine," North Carolina's highest civilian award and
the "Valand Award," by the NC Mental Health
Association.
He is survived by his wife Elizabeth "Libby"
Wilhelm Redman, whom he married on December
28, 1956; a daughter, Lisa Flanigan (Michael) of
Foscoe, NC; daughter Kathryn "Kit" Roberts (Gary)
of Candler, NC; and daughter Adrienne Franklin
(Michael) of Candler, NC; grandson Christopher
Flanigan (Kathryn), great grandson, James Redman
Flanigan; grandson Tyler Tanzi, granddaughters
Abigail "Abi" Flanigan and Margaret "Maggie"
Flanigan.
Services celebrating Bill's life will be conducted
at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday at First Baptist Church
with Dr. Jeff Porter and Dr. Jack Causey
officiating. Burial will follow with full military
rites at South River Baptist Church Cemetery. The
family will receive friends from 6:30 until 8:30
P.M. Tuesday evening at Bunch-Johnson Funeral
Home. Condolences may be sent to the family
online at www.bunchjohnsonfuneralhome.com
Memorials are requested in lieu of flowers to
Hospice & Palliative Care of Iredell County, Inc.,
2347 Simonton Road, Statesville, NC 28625; or to
First Baptist Church, 815 Davie Avenue,
Statesville, NC 28677. Bunch-Johnson Funeral
Home is entrusted with the arrangements.
Burial information: South River Baptist Church Cemetery
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