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Homer Glen, September 2 - William R. Welsh, 91, passed away. He was a Korean War Army Veteran, survived by his late wife Bernadette, children Laura Rollins and Lee Welsh, grandchildren Eliza Clarke, Emily Fielding, Adam Welsh, and Caitlyn Shirahama, and great-grandchildren Huckleberry Garcia, Rollins, Tygerlily, Rosebud, Remington Fielding, and Logan, Lucas, and Lakelyn Welsh. He was the son of the late Harry and Esther Welsh.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday at RICHARD J. MODELL FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES in Homer Glen from 10:00 a.m. until the 12:00 p.m. (noon) service time. Interment will take place at Resurrection Cemetery.

William was a teacher and basketball coach at Esmond Grade School in Chicago, as well as a golfer and starter at Old Oak Golf Course.

In lieu of flowers, donations to the American Parkinson Disease Association in memory of William are appreciated. For more information, call 708-301-3595 or visit rjmodellfh.com.

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