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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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7 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
8 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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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
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12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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13 | presented to the family of Dr. Lyle Wacaser as an expression of
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14 | our deepest sympathy.
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