SR0166 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of William Carl Limacher, D.D.S. of Joliet, who passed away on January 4, 2015; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Limacher was born on August 29, 1916 in Joliet to Dr. John and Lillian Limacher; he graduated from St. Raymond Catholic School and attended De La Salle High School; he was the valedictorian of the first graduating class of Joliet Catholic High School; he played on the golf teams at De La Salle, Joliet Catholic, and Loyola; he graduated from Loyola Dental School in 1939 and was awarded the coveted Blue Key Award for Academic Excellence and the Omicron Kappa Epsilon National Honor Society for Excellence in Dentistry and Scholastic grades; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Limacher began his dental residency at the United States Marine Hospital on Staten Island, New York; after Pearl Harbor, he applied for a dental commission in the Dental Corp of the United States Navy and received the Commission of Lt. Junior Grade; before serving in Okinawa, he was stationed at the Naval Air Technical Training Base in Norman, Oklahoma, where he married Billie Louise Ratliff; and

WHEREAS, After the war, Dr. Limacher returned home to Joliet, raised his family, and practiced dentistry for 75 years, 24 of them with his father; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Limacher was President of the Aescalapian Society, President of the St. Raymond Holy Name Society, a founding Member of St. Paul the Apostle Parish, President of the Joliet Catholic Parents Association, and President of the Joliet Country Club, where he was a member since 1946; he supported many charitable causes with his time, money, and dentistry; in 2005, he was awarded the De La Salle Award by Lewis University; he taught his entire family, children, grandchildren, in-laws, and great-grandchildren to play golf; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Limacher is survived by his wife, Billie; his 4 children, William Patrick (Sandra), James Thomas (Agnes), Mary Therese (Ronald) Dell, and Susan Louise (Douglas) Parrett; his grandchildren, Eli (Jodi) Limacher, Kirk (Hillary) Limacher, Meghan (Brian) Grienenberger, Zachary Limacher, Catherine Limacher, Jacob (Caroline) Dell, Adam (Lisa) Dell, Mariah Dell, Elizabeth Dell, John (Crystal) Parrett, and Anne Parrett; and his great-grandchildren, Andrew, George, Henry, Ava, Audrey, and Amelia Limacher; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of William Carl Limacher, D.D.S., and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Dr. Limacher as an expression of our deepest sympathy.