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My deepest condolences to Bill's family. I'm so saddened to hear of his passing. I worked with Bill in the marketing department several years ago at Block and Company. Bill was always so fun and easy to work with. He had a great sense of humor, was always grateful and kind to everyone. He always went out of his way to help. He was one of the good ones and I know he will be missed by so many. God rest his beautiful soul.

Diane Huber

So sorry for the loss of your father my thoughts and prayers to you and your family

Pam Jenks

We are shocked and so grieved by Bill's passing. We were very blessed to have known Bill through Katie and Nathan, and we're thankful for the brief times that we were able to share together when we were in the Chicago area visiting - he was a wonderful man - obviously a great husband, father, and grandpa. May God rest his soul and shelter him with complete peace.

Steve and Glenna Ganster

Bill, an exemplary Dad, Grandfather, Sports Enthusiast. Always loved seeing him at Katie’s athletic events, so warm, kind. My deepest condolences.

Karen Jiggetts

We are so sorry to hear of Bill's passing. Bill was so welcoming to Chad, he always talked about the great times he had at your home. Bill will truly be missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with your entire family.

Karri & Howard Spiegel

I am so sorry and saddened to hear about Bill’s passing. My condolences to the entire Heinrich family. I worked with Bill 10+ years ago. And he was always such a friendly and helpful person. May his memory always be a blessing to his family and friends.

Diana Arshin

I was devastated to hear this extremely sad news about my cousin, Bill. I am thinking of you, Ilene, Katie, David and Danny and also Rich, Barbara and your family. It is such a heartbreaking loss for all of you, I have wonderful memories of times together at Sabath’s Dept Store, family get togethers and even visiting Billy at U of I. He always felt like a very caring and empathetic big brother to me. Truly he was one of the kindest guys I ever knew. My girls went to OSRUI with all the Heinrich kids and Jenn is still in touch with Katie and Danny. Shari was extremely helpful when our kids were at OSRUI. The entire Heinrich family hold a special place in my heart and I grieve with you today. Sending love ❤️ and my deepest sympathies to you all. Billy will surely be missed by everyone whose life he touched. Maralee Sabath Wicks

Maralee Wicks

So sorry to hear of Bill’s passing. We have many fond memories of our Chadian at Temple Chai. sending our condolences from Florida.

Caryl and Carl Derenfeld

We have nothing but fond memories of Bill and the entire Heinrich family. Memories of Bill in his soccer referee uniform will always be a vision

You are in our thoughts and prayers.


Love

The White Family

Kevin White

I was so heartbroken to hear of Bill's passing. Mr. Bill, as I called him, was such a light at GlobeSpec where we worked together. He always was happy and helpful and always had his candy jar on his desk for all to enjoy. My condolences and prayers to Bill's family. May your memories bring you comfort.

Phyllis Gaynor

So sorry to hear about Bill's passing. I worked with him for many years at Quill. He was always such a prankster to his co-workers. He did imitations of many of our co-workers and bosses that always kept us laughing. He was truly an original that all will miss. My condolences and prayers for his entire family.

RUTH WACHOWIAK

So sad that in this age of modern miracles, our age-old demons still lurk within us. To me, he's still Richie's little brother Billie, about whom I've no doubt that, as it's said, he'll live on in the many hearts that cherish his memory..
Cousin Bob

Robert Hirsch

Ilene and family:
My deepest condolences on Bill's passing. He was a wonderful man and I remember many good times with all of you.

I donated to the Leukemia fund, but there wasn't anyway to denote that it was for you.

JJ

Judith Joy (formerly Bernstein)

Bill was a good friend and mentor rest in peace my friend

Mimi Boysen

Dear Ilene-my (broken)heartfelt condolences to you and you family and friends. As a neighbor Bill was outstanding, as are you. He was so helpful, friendly and outgoing,confident and capable always with a kind word, wave and warm smile. I'll miss him. Hugs-Jinger

Jinger Sokol

Only one word describes Bill, a true mensch. His love of family and friends was so special. Gail and I have had the pleasure of being friends with Bill going back to Niles East High School and before. Bill and I played baseball at Lincoln Jr High’s sand lot. In high school, Bill setup Gail and I up on a blind date, and we have been together for over 55 years. We have shared good times and bad, and he will be missed.. He was a true friend and always had a silly sense of humor and was always looking for the best deal and way to use his rewards points.We shared special memories with Bill and Ilene such as a dinner at Pequods before it became world famous. Danny and Jeremy both went to the U of Wisconsin, Madison. We shared show time as we watched Jeremy’s theatre debuts. We laughed so hard in the Madison version of “Forever Plaid.”There were weddings, bar mitzvahs, grand kids, and family overlap, as Barbara Heinrich is Gail’s cousin. He will be missed, but holds a special place in our hearts.

Myron and Gail Sonkin

My thoughts go out to the Heinrich family. I cannot attend the service but my prayers will be with you during this time. Over the Temple Chai years, we knew each other very well. We bowled and if memory serves me right, Bill was going to do a play for us ( like his brother). He was always there when Men's Club needed something and was a wonderful person. May his memory be for a blessing

Alan Bresloff

Bill will always be Billy to me. That's how I knew him as a child and that's what his grandmother called him in a very stern voice! As first cousins we had a special connection because of our much younger position in the family, something we never let our much older brothers forget! Billy came from wonderful stock and, of course, I was particularly partial to his mother, Harriet, my aunt, a one of a kind, fabulous human being. She certainly knew how to raise great sons. Because we lived so far apart for most of our lives we didn't get to spend as much time together as we would have liked to but each time we did was special. Billy was always kind, warm, interested in what I was up to, forthright with what was going on with him, always spoke with such pride about his family and, to top it off, was damn funny - a very important trait in our family. it's truly unbelievable that my loving cousin is no longer with us. To Ilene, Kaitlin, Danny and David, to his beloved grandchildren Nora and Corrine, to his nephew and nieces our hearts go out to all of you. And to Barbara and Richie, especially Richie, I can only imagine what it's like to lose a brother, even after all this time.
With love,
Ken & Barbara Hirsch

Ken Hirsch

My sincere condolences to the family. Sad to hear of Bill's passing. Will keep you in my thoughts.

Fred Anhalt

Bill was a total class act all the time
My deepest sympathies to the entire family .
We have great history being neighbors and temple members and sharing many happy times . Those are the times we will remember and cherish .
May he be inscribed and blessed in the book of life .
He was a true giver !
Susan and Gary Musick

Gary Musick

Frank and I, neighbors at 365, are so very sorry for you and your family...I will always picture Bill biking around the neighborhood with a big smile on his face, and stopping to chat about anything and everything. What a kind and nice man he was, taken too soon.
Harriet & Frank Samuelsohn

Harriet Samuelsohn

Both Peggy and myself are sorry for your loss. Bill was good guy and a friend.

Nat Shapiro

We are both so sorry to hear about Billy’s passing. Please accept our sincere condolences. We have fond teen, Billy fixed us up, and childhood memories of him and the Heinrich family. Both my Kaye family and Rick’s Greenberg family had a connection to the Heinrich’s.May his memory be a blessing.

Joanne and Rick Kaye/Greenberg

Dear Everyone: So sorry about Bill. I also loved Bill even though we didn’t see each other her much after Temple Chai dissolved. Feel as well as you can. See you Sunday. Marty. ps no need to reply. M

Marty Glink

We were shocked and very sorry to hear of Bill’s passing. While we knew more about Bill thru Ilene, he was a great guy, well liked and very supportive of his family.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you Ilene and your family.

Tim and Jaci Rachke

Dear Ilene, Kaitlin, Daniel, David ,Richie and family. Laura and I and my mother were heartbroken to hear about Billy's passing. We found out late Sunday night and watched the service online. He was such a kind and sweet man. While we unfortunately didn't get to see him very often, on the few occasions we got to speak to him we really enjoyed talking to him. At our grandmother's headstone dedication, I found out that he and Ilene also shared a love of cats, as my family does. I remember him proudly showing us pictures of his beloved cats at the restaurant afterwards. We loved having him as our cousin, as did our late father Kurt . We will miss him and his warm smile.

Elizabeth and Laura Kopfstein

With love , sadness, endless hugs we send prayers to the Heinrichs always.

Rachel Shamah