Vol. 42, No. 23
What is the ‘Trump Fix’?
By Jim Hightower
Trump explains Lincoln
By James Krohe Jr.
Want to govern effectively, Mr. Trump?
By Lee H. Hamilton
Idealistic thoughts
Remembering Springfield’s “greatest citizen after Lincoln”
Swearing in
By Chris Britt
‘Her friends will never forget her’
JILL BUFFINGTON Oct. 26, 1987 – Sept. 15, 2016
By Rod Buffington
The gift of staying put
MARJORIE SWANSON FARRAR March 11, 1922 – Nov. 27, 2016
By Fletcher Farrar
‘Unfaltering devotion to his faith and family’
RAYMOND L. LONG Aug. 3, 1965 – Nov. 5, 2016
By Kathy Le Comte
‘A friend for life’
SCOTT CHARLES WILLIAMS June 16, 1955 – Nov. 5, 2016
By Les Vann
A life devoted to history and its preservation
JACQUELINE LOUISE DARROUGH WRIGHT Sept. 20, 1927 – July 31, 2016
By Chuck Murphy and Joe McMenamin
‘Pat Grady loved people’
PATRICK V. GRADY Jan. 5, 1945 – July 3, 2016
By Cindy Grady Hamilton
He inspired people
JOHN CURTIS HUTCHES May 27, 1966 – April 18, 2016
By Rose Hutches
A dreamer who got things done
EARL “WALLY” HENDERSON April 5, 1931-April 18, 2016
By Bruce Rushton
‘A beautiful married woman with stature and poise’
DELIA M. GONZALES July 2, 1927 – April 20, 2016
By Elizabeth Farrar
A force of nature
JULIANNE GLATZ Sept. 11, 1953 - Feb. 4, 2016
By Dusty Rhodes
Born with the heart of a healer
RAY “BEN” BENSON HAGER Oct. 12, 1961 – Jan. 10, 2016
By Diane Newell
Life in paradise
LAWRENCE A. BROQUET March 25, 1927-Nov. 28, 2016
A softer side of a larger-than-life player
DENNIS LEE “DENNY” POLK June 17, 1955 – May 29, 2016
By Scott Faingold
‘A man before his time’
ELMER ELLSWORTH HAGLER JORGENSEN Jan. 9, 1933 – Aug. 8, 2016
By Helen (Jorgensen) Moose
The athlete, teacher and coach
LARRY SELINGER July 2, 1948 – Aug. 20, 2016
By Scott Selinger
‘He loved people and service was natural for him’
FRED J. SCHRAEDER Dec. 26, 1923 – Sept. 28, 2016
By Kevin Schraeder
Driven to make a difference
BRONWYN LLOYD EVES Oct. 10, 1969 – July 8, 2016
By Erika Holst
The music man
SILVESTER WALTON, JR. Feb. 22, 1946-Oct. 11, 2016
Remembering the lives they lived
By IT Staff
She changed bureaucracy
CAROL ANN MERRILL March 27, 1953-June 7, 2016
‘An important member of her church and community’
HELEN L. TUTTLE Aug. 22, 1944 – Feb. 4, 2016
By Austin Tuttle
‘He had a kinship with all veterans’
DANIEL ‘HUD’ HUDDLESTON, JR. Sep. 15, 1955 – June 1, 2016
By Kathy Bierbaum
Springfield’s Superbowl champ
HERBERT LOUIS “HERB” MCMATH, SR. September 6, 1954 – October 5th, 2016
A man of the stage
DONALD E. BAILEY March 6, 1936-Nov. 9, 2016
By Will Burpee
‘Raised with farm values and a belief in God’
WILLIAM L. “BILL” ROTH Aug. 30, 1934 – July 10, 2016
‘I never felt better in my life’
TERRILL J. (T.J.) MEYER Dec. 23, 1938 – Jan. 10, 2016
By Penny Meyer
Sleeping booty
By Amy Alkon
‘You were a good guy’
FREDERICK BAYARD HOFFMANN Sept. 2, 1941 – Aug. 21, 2016
By Richard E. Hart
The man with a signature grin
ROBERT EUGENE RUGGLES Feb. 26, 1957 – March 11, 2016
By Beth Szillagyi
Passengers provides a bland journey
By Chuck Koplinski
New Year’s news
By Tom Irwin
Hipbone Sam Band
Sunshine Daydream, Positively 4th Street
@ Long Bridge Golf Course
Sat., April 20, 2-8 p.m.
Man arrested by FBI owns property with an Illinois state trooper
By Dean Olsen
Lights out for Olde Towne Apartments
By Scott Reeder
Additional raids on Asian massage parlors
Harold L. “Lee” Milner Feb 25, 1946 - April 17, 2024
By Illinois Times Staff
