Full Text of SR1411 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Dr. Lyle Eugene Wacaser of Springfield, | 4 | | who passed away on August 14, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Lyle Wacaser was born to Paul and Helen | 6 | | (Keyes) Wacaser in Lovington on November 9, 1932; he graduated | 7 | | as class president and valedictorian from Lovington High | 8 | | School; he earned a bachelor's degree in science from the | 9 | | University of Illinois; he was member of a number of | 10 | | organizations and societies, including Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Eta | 11 | | Sigma, Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Omega Alpha; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, in 1957, Dr. Lyle Wacaser received his medical | 13 | | degree from the University of Illinois in Chicago; after an | 14 | | internship at Presbyterian Hospital (now Rush Medical Center) | 15 | | in Chicago, he completed his neurosurgical residency at the | 16 | | University of Illinois; he spent the following year as a fellow | 17 | | at the International College of Surgeons in Gothenburg, Sweden | 18 | | under the famous neurovascular surgeon, Dr. Norlene; after his | 19 | | residency, he joined Dr. Floyd Barringer's neurosurgical | 20 | | practice in Springfield; he practiced neurosurgery for several | 21 | | years until he entered the U.S. Army Medical Corps in 1967 | 22 | | during the Vietnam War; he was stationed at the 95th Evacuation | 23 | | Hospital near DeNang; he entered the army as a Major and was |
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| 1 | | honorably discharged as a Lt. Colonel; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, in 1970, Dr. Lyle Wacaser returned to Springfield | 3 | | and went into private practice, first with his brother, Dr. | 4 | | Larry Wacaser, and later with his wife, Dr. Constance Kayser; | 5 | | he retired in 2000 as a highly respected and much loved | 6 | | neurosurgeon; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Lyle Wacaser served as Chairman of the | 8 | | Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery at Springfield | 9 | | Memorial Medical Center and on the faculty of the SIU Medical | 10 | | School; he was member of the American Medical Association, the | 11 | | Congress of Neurological Surgeons, and the American | 12 | | Association of Neurological Surgeons; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Lyle Wacaser was known for his wicked sense of | 14 | | humor, incredible intelligence, and unending sense of fun; he | 15 | | kept a magnificent vegetable garden and was an avid fisherman | 16 | | and world traveler; he visited many countries on six | 17 | | continents, including many trips to Vietnam to visit his old | 18 | | friend and former neurosurgical mentee, Dr. Dung Le; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Lyle Wacaser was preceded in death by his | 20 | | parents; his brothers, Lawrence and Deane Wacaser; and his son, | 21 | | Kurt Wacaser; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Lyle Wacaser is survived by his wife, Dr. | 2 | | Constance Kayser; his children, Kathy (Mick) Hawken, Melissa | 3 | | James, and Lyle (AJ) Wacaser; his stepdaughter, Cid Hart; his | 4 | | sister, Ellen Wacaser Keyes; his eight grandchildren, his six | 5 | | great-grandchildren; and his nine nieces and nephews; | 6 | | therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 8 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 9 | | Dr. Lyle Eugene Wacaser and extend our sincere
condolences to | 10 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | 11 | | further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 13 | | presented to the family of Dr. Lyle Wacaser as an expression of
| 14 | | our deepest sympathy.
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