William-Bauch-Obituary

William Bauch

Pecatonica, Illinois

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WILLIAM H. BAUCH, 77 PECATONICA - William H. Bauch, 77, of Pecatonica passed away Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011. Born Nov. 6, 1933, in Freeport, the son of Clement and Priscilla (Davis) Bauch. William grew up working on the family vegetable farm and playing basketball at Freeport High School. Upon...

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January 17, 2011

To the Bauch Family -
Just learned of "William's" passing. My heartfelt sympathy extends to all of you. I heard many wonderful stories about "William" (and Marge too) from Jon and also enjoyed Marge's stories when we spoke on the phone. William stopped by the office on occassion and was always a character! You have a wonderful family and may all the fond memories you hold near & dear to you be a comfort to you at this time. God Bless all of you!
Barb...

To the Bauch family,
We are so sorry to hear of Bill's passing. After losing my Mother a little over a year ago, I have come to realize how comforting it is to receive the sympathies of friends and aquantances, so my Father Mike and I would like to let you know we are thinking of you at this time of such a great loss. May God give you strength to pull you through till you are reunited with him, you will undoubtedly realize a major void in your lives, and as we have done, you will surely...

I'll never forget playing basketball in 7th grade (we were on the road in Rockton) and having 2 free throws. I missed the first one and a booming voice came from the crowd - "You've got to bend your knees!" I drained the second one and smiled all the way back on defense. It was Bill Bauch - more concerned with helping a kid than what people thought of his booming voice. He'll always be etched in my memory. Hopefully, we can shoot free throws together in Heaven. God's blessings to your...