By Michael Divittorio
Daily News Staff Writer

“Bill was always Bill.”

That’s how Munhall council President Bernie Shields began his comments about the late William Davis after a moment of silence at Wednesday night’s council meeting.

Davis, who served for 25 years on Munhall council, died Monday.

“Two months ago he was here,” Shields said. “He told me about something that was on his mind. On the way out the door, he wasn’t feeling real well but he grabbed me by the hand. Sometimes he called me Bernie, sometimes he called me Barney. He gave me the nicest compliment.”

“Bill’s been around longer than I have, or as long as (Mayor Raymond Bodnar),” Councilman John Tichon said. “We came to be good friends … we exchanged pleasantries. We’d have spirited debates on issues that we weren’t always in agreement on.

“One thing about Bill is when the discussion was over, we were still friends. We respected each other’s position, and we continued to be friends.”

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