Roger W. Eichmeier

Eichmeier, Roger William Passed away in Chandler, AZ, on March 2, 2013. He was born on May 15, 1932, in Freeport, IL, to Charles Simon and Lee Nampel Eichmeier.He graduated cum laude from Depauw University, Greencastle, IN. He was the president of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He earned his Juris Doctorate from Northwestern Law School, Chicago and wrote for the Law Review. In 1957, Roger and his family moved to Aurora, IL. He joined the law firm of Matthews, Jordan, Dean, and Peterson where he practiced law for many years.He was appointed an associate judge of the Kane County 16th Judiciary Circuit in 1987 until his retirement in 2000. He loved the law and was on the Board of Governors for the Illinois State Bar Association. He was active in Aurora as an elder of Westminster Presbyterian Church and as a member of the Lion's Club. He spent hours on swimming pool decks refereeing his children's competitive swimming meets. Roger retired to Galena, IL, where he enjoyed horsebackriding and his dogs. He served as president of the Galena Territory HOA and chaired the legal and bylaws committee. He married to Edith Harris on December 24, 1982. Roger is survived by his wife, Edie; and his sister, Margery Duermier.He also has four children: Katy James, Sara Hasty, Margaret Wis and Daniel Eichmeier. He is also survived by Edie's children: Karen Holder, Kevin and David Voelcker. Roger has 13 grandchildren:Bethany Wertz, Rebekah Hitzfeld; Melissa Hasty; Grayson, Amelia, and Weston Eichmeier; Max, Gabe and Josh Epstein; Jackie Peters, Sarah and Taylor Voelcker and Jason Agan. Memorial donations can be sent to The Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders: UCI MIND, 2646 Biological Sciences III, Irvine CA 92696-4545.For more information on donating, please go to http://www.alz.uci.edu/giving/.