William Tichy's Obituary
William Tichy was born on January 17, 1924 in Romania, and passed away on May 15, 2013. He Married Dorothy Figgemeier (born 19 Jun 1931) on September 8, 1951. Bill was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy on August 21, 2007 and his son Allen (b. 7 Feb 1955, d. 26 May 1979) Survived by his daughters Sandra (b. Jun 1957) and Deanna (b. Jun 1958), four grandchildren Michael, Erica, Christine, Eric. Survived by nine great grandchildren Kylie, Callahan, Audrey, Isabelle, Connor, Jasmine, Emma, Hazel, and Claire.Bill was a WWII veteran as a sharpshooter, awarded the Good Conduct Medal, Meritorious Unit Award, American Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal, European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 3 Bronze stars.Bill retired as a Chemical Engineer from General Electric. He also authored the book Poisons:Antidotes & Anecdotes, ISBN:0-8069-3738-6Bill loved thunderstorms, gardening, writing, and dogs.
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