William R. Dyon

William R. “Bill” Dyon, age 78, of Kankakee, passed away Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee. Bill was born January 13, 1938 in Kankakee, the son of Ambrose & Cleva Hubert Dyon. He retired as the Vice President of 1st Trust Bank in Kankakee. He also had been the Director of Personnel for Riverside Medical Center. Bill had also worked for General Motors Corporation in the Electromotive Division after graduation from College. Bill was also a Licensed Funeral Director & Embalmer. He was a 1956 graduate of St. Anne High School and a 1960 graduate of Olivet Nazarene University. He had attended numerous professional banking seminars and schools. He was a longtime member and past president of Kiwanis. He was a past board member of Kankakee Chapter of the Red Cross, past board member of the Kankakee Historical Society, and past president and founding board member of Hospice of Kankakee Valley. Bill was a past charter board member of the Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Association, past treasurer and board member of the Salvation Army Advisory Board, past board member of Kankakee County Mental Health Center, past board member of the Riverside Foundation, and past board member of Heritage House Retirement Home. He received the Riverside Samaritan of the Year award and the Kankakee Chamber Citizen of the Year award. He enjoyed antique automobiles and belonged to the Momence AACA, Classic Car Club of America, and Packard Automobile Club. He was a member of the St. Anne Masonic Lodge and the Kankakee Order of the Eastern Star. Bill served as an organist and Master of Ceremonies for many civic events. He was a long time member of Faith Reformed Church. In 1982, Bill helped start the Kankakee Trinity Academy. Surviving are two sons, James William & Michelle Dyon of Whitefish, MT and Michael Richard & April Dyon of Columbia Falls, MT; one daughter and son-in-law, Margaret & Greg Stenger of Columbia Falls, MT; his mother, Cleva Dyon of Kankakee; one sister, Betty & Albert Biggs of Meridian, TX; six grandchildren, Justin James Dyon, William Ambrose Dyon, John Michael Dyon, Gabrielle Theresa Stenger, Grant William Stenger, and Morgan Rose Stenger; two nieces, Lisa Altman and Shauna Turner; one grandniece, Alexis Rose Boswell; and longtime friend, Peggy Carlson of Scottsdale, AZ. Bill is preceded in death by his father, Ambrose Dyon. Visitation will be held 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Friday, August 5, 2016 at Clancy-Gernon-Hertz Funeral Home in Kankakee, where funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 6, 2016. Rev. Kelly Douglas will officiate the service. Interment will follow at Kankakee Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Aroma Township. Memorials may be made to the William R. Dyon Scholarship at Riverside Healthcare Foundation, Hospice of Kankakee Valley, or Kankakee Trinity Academy.

William R. Dyon

January 13, 1938 - August 2, 2016