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Bill Weimer, 86, most recently of Trinity View Assisted Living in Asheville, NC, died peacefully Sunday, January 24. Bill was preceded in death by his parents, Julie his wife of 60 years and his son Jay. He is survived by his children Lee (Elizabeth), Mark (Lisa) and Kent (Tracy), ten grandchildren and three great grandchildren. After leaving his childhood home of Freeport, IL, Bill attended Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN graduating with a degree in physics. Bill worked at IBM for 27 years in management positions including product development and training in both the U.S and Europe. After IBM, Bill was President of EuroPACE in Paris, taught at the University of Twente in the Netherlands and did consulting work for many organizations worldwide. Bill was a self-taught cook with a passion for fine food and a lover of fine wines who travelled the world many times over. His later years were spent writing, authoring three business books and an unpublished book of his recipes, and sharing his passions and knowledge with family and friends. He will be missed by all.
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Gerry Briggs
February 2, 2021
Bill and I were good friends growing up in Freeport. Only in those days it was Willie. We went to school together starting in junior high right through high school. We were two of the four man team of debaters that won the conference championship. We advanced to the state finals.
I don’t know why he was not valedictorian of our class of ‘52. He must have been in the top five.
One memory sticks with me. In junior high we decided we wanted to learn to play tennis. So we looked it up in the encyclopedia and learned the rules and the scoring and found some old racquets and a ball the dog had played with and off to Read Park we went. I learned good-I lettered in high school and college and still play every week. That first time was over 70 years ago.
Willie was a good friend- Rest In Peace my friend.
Gerry Briggs
February 2, 2021
Bill and I were best friends growing up in Freeport. Only it wasn’t Bill-it was Willie. We met in junior high and were friends through high school. He lived with his brother at his grandmothers home near Read Park. It was on my way to high school so I usually stopped by and we walked to school together.
I don’t know why he was not valedictorian of our class of ‘52. He must certainly been in the top five. We were on the debate team together-we won the conference championship and were good enough to advance to the state finals.
When in junior high we decided we’d like to learn how to play tennis. We looked in the encyclopedia and learned the rules and the scoring. We got ahold of some old racquets and found a ball the dog had played with-no fuzz-and to Read Park we went. We learned-I lettered in high school and college and play weekly now.
So Willy and I were buddies. He certainly attained much status in his life. I hope he remembered his Freeport days.
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