William Tucker Farmer Jr.

William Tucker Farmer Jr., 57, of St. Charles, Ill. suddenly passed away on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, from a hemorrhagic stroke/aneurysm. He was born in Lake Forest, Ill. on July 4, 1968. He grew up in Palatine, Ill., and graduated from William Fremd High School in 1986. He enjoyed listening to his Sony Walkman while running with the Fremd cross country team and spending time with his best friends Jay, Joe F., and Joe P.

Willie, as known by his family, enjoyed his time as a Sigma Chi, while studying mechanical engineering at the University of Iowa. He graduated in 1990. He earned an MBA from DePaul University in Chicago. Will worked for Amoco in Alabama, GE Medical Systems in Atlanta, and most recently as a talented and well-respected sales engineer at Novaspect in Schaumburg, Ill. He was a loving and proud father of three amazing boys: Garrett, Jake, and Hayden. Willie also adored his faithful Yorkie poodle, Bear. He loved sharing many activities with his boys, including boating, fishing, cooking, golf, skiing, hiking, trips to the cabin in northern Wisconsin, and family trips to Sanibel Island, Fla. He loved telling stories and spending time with our entire family. Will had a great sense of humor and always had us smiling and laughing.

He will be deeply missed by his boys, father William Tucker Farmer, mother Michelle Farmer (nee Bollman), sister Carrie (John) Scott, brother Michael Farmer, aunt Kasey Prokop (nee Bollman), uncle Tom Prokop, niece Nicole Scott, nephew Eric (Jenna) Scott, niece Jenna Scott, nephew James Farmer, nephew Oliver Farmer, nephew Micah, niece Lydia, nephew Levi, nephew Harper, niece Emmy, and many great friends.

Visitation and mass was held on Tuesday, Dec. 30 at Holy Family Church, 2515 W. Palatine Rd., Inverness. Interment will be a private family ceremony at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Cemetery in Palatine at a later date. Arrangements entrusted to Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home. For info, 847-359-8020.