SR1046 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of William Gail "Bill" Troyer Jr. M.D. of Oak Park, who passed away on June 20, 2023 at the age of 89; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Troyer was born to William Sr. and Jane Troyer in South Bend, Indiana on January 16, 1934; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Troyer received a bachelor's degree in economics from Williams College in 1956, where he wrote for the school's newspaper and was an active member of the Psi Upsilon fraternity; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Troyer received a medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh Medical School; during this time, he married Loretta Edwards, a nursing student from a nearby college, in 1959; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Troyer began his career with fellowships at Duke University and the University of Oklahoma, where he conducted impactful research on beta blockers that has benefited millions of people since the 1960s; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Troyer served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, conducting medical research in Washington D.C.; after his service, he accepted a job at the University of Wisconsin Medical School; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Troyer and his family settled in Oak Park in 1974, where he worked as an administrator and clinical professor at the University of Illinois Chicago; he rose to the position of chief of staff for a decade before retiring in the late 1990s; his compassionate nature led him to check in with his patients even through his administrative work and retirement; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Troyer valued community service and was an active member of various organizations, including the Illinois State Medical Society, the Economic Club of Chicago, Oak Park Township, and the West Suburban Hospital College of Nursing; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Troyer was also interested in non-scientific research, specifically about his favorite military and political hero, General Dwight D. Eisenhower; after logging many hours in the Eisenhower Presidential Library, he discovered new details of the president's life that were previously unknown to historians; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Troyer was preceded in death by his wife and his sister, Portia Kelley; and

WHEREAS, At the time of his passing, Dr. Troyer was survived by his sons, William Troyer III and Stephen Troyer; his daughter, Judy (Richard) Deogracias; his grandchildren, Wade Troyer, Amelia (William O'Leary) Troyer, George Troyer, Raymond Deogracias, and Lourdes Deogracias; and his great-granddaughter, Seraphina Loretta O'Leary; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of William Gail "Bill" Troyer Jr. M.D. 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. Troyer as an expression of our deepest sympathy.