Everett C. Dill

DILL, Everett C.
of Kalamazoo, Michigan Everett C. Dill, 83, passed away Saturday, December 15, 2012, at Rose Arbor Hospice, following a brief illness. Ev was born to Charles and Marie Schilling Dill on May 8, 1929, in Deshler, Ohio. After graduating from high school, he went on to attend Ohio State University, where he earned his Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration in 1951 and his Juris Doctorate degree in 1952. Ev followed his education with service in the United States Army from 1952 to 1954 where he worked in the Judge Advocate General. He received several letters of commendation and the Secretary of the Army's Commendation Ribbon with Medal Pendant. Ev was very proud of his military service and loved to tell stories about his Army days. After being discharged from the Army, Ev started work in 1954 at Marathon Oil in Findlay, Ohio, as a tax attorney. He also went back to school at the University of Toledo, earning his MBA in Foreign Trade and Transportation in 1962. Ev stayed with Marathon until 1966 when he took a job with Esso Inter-America in Coral Gables, Florida, continuing his work as a tax attorney. On February 18, 1967, Ev married Karol Kirkpatrick. They met while they both worked at Marathon and Ev asked Karol if she knew how to play bridge. She replied that she didn't, but she did know how to play pinochle, which was good enough for him. Karol later learned to play bridge and this was a game they enjoyed with friends for many years. Ev and Karol moved to Fremont, Michigan in 1968, where Ev became Tax Manager for Gerber Products. The newlyweds enjoyed many fun activities and a wonderful group of friends, and then were soon joined by three daughters who were the apple of his eye. The entire family packed up and moved to Portage during the blizzard of 1977 when Ev took a position at The Upjohn Company as Senior Tax Counsel. Ev was a member of the American, Ohio, and Michigan Bar Associations, and retired from The Upjohn Company in 1994. His retirement was filled with summers on Lake Erie, attending local and community events, and lots of time with friends and family. Ev was preceded in death by three brothers in childhood, as well as a sister and brother-in-law, Wyoma Dill and Carl Hughes. Ev is survived by Karol, his wife of 45 years; daughters Anne Dan Oman, Alyson Dean Miller, and Alyssa Scott Thompson; six grandchildren, Aaron, Abby, and Andrew Oman, Sydney Miller, and Hannah and Makenna Thompson; sister Donna G. Dill of Bowling Green, Ohio; and several nieces and nephews.Visitation will be held Wednesday, December 19, at Langeland Family Funeral Homes, Westside Chapel, 3926 South 9th Street in Kalamazoo, from 6-8 pm.The Rev. Barry Petrucci will officiate funeral services on Thursday, December 20, at 2 pm at Portage Chapel Hill United Methodist Church, 7028 Oakland Dr. There will also be a visitation at the church prior to the service, starting at 12:30 pm. Burial will be at Portage South Cemetery following the service.In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice of Southwest Michigan The Oakland Center or Rose Arbor Hospice.