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| Bill Schroeder |
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SCHROEDER
William Henry Schroeder, 82 of Long Lake, Illinois, founder and former Publisher of Lakeland Newspapers, Lake County, Illinois, died on December 17th, 2011 at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital, Barrington, Illinois.
He was born in Libertyville, IL on February 28, 1929, the son of the late Lydia and Marshall Schroeder.
He graduated from University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and was staff sergeant in the Army during the Korean War. William with his father, Marshall R. Schroeder, founded Lakeland Newspapers in 1956 and was a charter member of the Suburban Press Foundation (SPF), predecessor to Suburban Newspapers of America. He was president of the Illinois Press Association (IPA), the largest state newspaper group in the country. He organized and began the Illinois Press Foundation (IPF), a committee comprised of former IPA presidents who helped solidify the organization in the area of endowments and support services for the newspaper industry. He was also involved with the Suburban Newspapers of America.
Schroeder was recognized for numerous journalism accomplishments during his 55-year newspaper career. He received the Illinois Press Association’s “Best in State” newspapers honors three times. He also won the 2002 CHINFO award for the best military newspaper in the world and helped locate and finance the Illinois Press Association’s headquarters in Springfield. He was also the winner of the 2003 SNA Dean Lescher national award for lifetime journalism achievements.
Community involvement was paramount in his life, as Bill was active in many Lake County chambers of commerce, the Navy League, the Illinois Press Foundation Board of Directors, Lake County Fair as historian, the Red Cross, and the Long Lake Yacht Club where he served as Commodore and Judge. He also served on the boards of Condell Hospital, Fox Lake State Bank, and Carmel Catholic High School. Bill’s favorite hobbies were gardening, boating, reading, music, and rooting for the Chicago Cubs.
He is survived by his wife of almost 50 years, Nancy; his children, William (Lisa), Jill (Bill) McDermott, Karen (Jim) Miller, and Robert (Elise); grandchildren Erika, John, Alexandra, Nicole, Thomas, Caroline, Marshall, and William; and brother, Robert (Elizabeth) Schroeder.
Funeral services will begin at 10 am on Friday, December 23, 2011 at RINGA FUNERAL HOME, 122 S. Rte. 83 (Milwaukee Ave.) Lake Villa, IL 60046 (2 blks. S of Rte. 132/Grand Ave.). Burial will follow at Grant Cemetery, Ingleside, IL. Visitation will be on Thursday at the funeral home from 3 – 8 pm.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a memorial in Bill’s memory to: American Heart Association 208 S. LaSalle St. Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60604, www.heart.org OR the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, P.O. Box 4072 Pittsfield, MA 01202, www.lls.org/il. Funeral info: 847-356-2146.
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