WILLIAM "BILL" WEIGL, age 90, of Troy, passed away on Wednesday, September 21, 2016 in Kettering, OH.  He was born in Lorain, OH on May 15, 1926 to the late Karl and Anna (Szivan) Weigl.  His loving wife of 68 years, Margaret Rose (Abahazi) Weigl, survives.

Bill is also survived by two sons: Jeffrey L. (Beverly) Weigl of Cleveland, OH and Thomas A. (Elizabeth) Weigl of Bel Air, MD; one daughter: Anne M. (P. David) Kessler of Kettering, OH; three grandchildren: Nathan (Elizabeth) Weigl, Mathew (Stephanie) Weigl and Ashleigh (David) Watson; and five great grandchildren.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by five brothers: Joe Weigl, killed in action in World War II, Karl Weigl, John D. Weigl, David Weigl and Donald Weigl; and three sisters: Anna Muska, Velma Bonar and Molly Moldovan.

Bill proudly served his country as a member of the US Navy Reserves during World War II as a Navy aircraft mechanic.  He received his Industrial Education LLB from Bowling Green University and his Law Degree JD from Cleveland Marshall Law School.

Bill was Corporate Patent Counsel for 21 years at Harris Corporation in Cleveland and Patent Attorney for Hobart Corporation in Troy for 16 years. He has 15 patents to his name. As the 1983 President of the National Inventors Hall of Fame, Washington DC, he inducted the inventors of Laser, Television, Nylon and Thermal Cracking of Gasoline. Bill was also the Chairman of the National Council of Patent Law Association in 1984, Dayton Patent Law Association, Chairman Ohio Bar (Patent/Trademark Section), and Miami County Bar Association. Bill was a member and past President of Troy Kiwanis. He served on the Board of Trustees of Troy Senior Citizens and worked as Chairman of Tri County Board of Recovery and Mental Health. Bill was a Mediator for Miami County Common Pleas Courts for 15 years and a member of Troy Country Club.

Bill enjoyed golf, bridge, ballroom dancing and teaching people TZAP!, (his card game invention), and making people laugh by masterfully telling jokes and stories to bring smiles and laughter to everyone he met.

A visitation will be held at 4:00-6:00PM on Sunday, September 25, 2016 at Baird Funeral Home in Troy.  Private burial will follow on Monday, September 26, 2016 at Riverside Cemetery in Troy.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Dayton, 324 Wilmington Avenue, Dayton, OH 45420.  Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.bairdfuneralhome.com.