Salatich, William George
appeared in Glenview Announcements, 5 Nov 2009, B23
Description
- Media Type
- Genealogical Resource
- Newspaper
- Item Type
- Obituaries
- Notes
- Spouse: Dawn Salatich and Phyllis Salatich
Survived by: His wife, Phyllis; four children, Natalie, Jean, William and Sandra; nine grandchildren, Nicole, Rick, Michelle, William, Robert, Amy, Lindsay, Lily and Eleanor; three great-grandchildren, Austin, Chase and Emily; a brother, Robert; two stepsons, Bruce and Douglas Wilmot
Age 87; resident of Northfield, IL; born to Serbian immigrants in Chicago and grew up during the Depression on the North Side, age 5 father died of silicosis (respiratory disease from working Ananconda copper mines in Butte, MT); graduated at age 16 from Lane Technical H.S.; 1945 discharged from U.S. Army; worked through the ranks to become President and Vice-Chairman of the Board of Gillette North America, retired in 1979; served on Boards of Motorola Corporation, Eastern Gas and Fuel Company, New England Merchant's Bank, Advance Corporation of Cable & Broadcast Television; trustee of Massachusetts Eye and Ear Hospital and Eisenhower Medical Center in Palm Springs, director of Bob Hope Desert Classic; 1973 honorary doctorate in business administration from Curry College in Milton, MA; preceded in death by his first wife, Dawn in 1979
Cemetery: Montrose Cemetery, Chicago - Date of Publication
- 5 Nov 2009
- Date Of Event
- October 28, 2009
- Last Name(s)
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Salatich
- Language of Item
- English
- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Contact
- Glenview Public LibraryEmail:genealogy@glenviewpl.org
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