William Thomas Woidat

William Thomas Woidat, age 23, of Lake Bluff, Illinois passed away March 25th, 2024. William was born on April 7th, 2000, to Thomas and Colette Woidat in Lake Forest, IL. He grew up in Lake Bluff and graduated from Lake Forest High School in 2018, where he balanced a rigorous AP courseload, excelled as a pitcher on the varsity Scouts baseball team, and served as an assistant coach for youth travel baseball programs. Growing up, William was an avid sports lover and natural athlete. In addition to baseball, which was the focal point of his athletic pursuits, William loved playing basketball, golf, and tennis in his leisure time. He also found solace in distance running outside, especially at the Middlefork Savanna Forest Preserve at Elawa Farm. William’s favorite sports teams were the Chicago White Sox and Chicago Bulls, and he enjoyed cheering them on and chirping their opponents when watching the games with family and friends. William graduated from the University of Dayton in 2023, earning a Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematical Economics while participating in intramural sports and the Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. William will also be remembered for his passion for music, which included a love of sharing newly discovered genres and songs and attending concerts with loved ones. His immense degree of empathy, compassion, gentleness, and kindness to everyone he encountered fostered many lifelong friendships from both the Lake Bluff/Lake Forest community as well as the University of Dayton. He was incredibly close with his immediate family members and always made them a priority, along with his affectionate and supportive girlfriend, Olivia. William is the loving son of Thomas E. Woidat and Colette M. Woidat (nee Szmergalski); cherished brother to Emily (Morgan D’Arcy), Elizabeth, and Katherine Woidat; adored grandson of Frank P. and Marilyn Woidat (nee Giedemann), and the late Raymond and Cecilia M. Szmergalski (nee Kluk); beloved nephew of 12 aunts and uncles and cousin to 16. A Funeral Mass will be held at 11 AM on Wednesday, April 3rd, 2024, at the Church of St. Mary, 175 E. Illinois Road, Lake Forest, IL, preceded by a visitation at the Church beginning at 9:30 AM. The Mass will be livestreamed at the following link: https://youtube.com/live/eXXhGce8qrA?feature=share. Interment will be private. For further information – please call Reuland & Turnbough Funeral Directors of Lake Forest, 847-234-9649 or visit their website at www.RTfunerals.com. Memorial contributions in William’s name may be made to Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago, 671 South Lewis Avenue, Waukegan, IL 60085 or at www.catholiccharities.net

William Thomas Woidat

April 7, 2000 - March 25, 2024