- Date Of Birth: April 12, 1928
- Date Of Death: November 14, 2020
- State: Idaho
William “Bill” Paul Palica, 92, of Idaho Falls, passed away November 14, 2020, at MorningStar Senior Living Center. He was under the care of Aspen Home Health and Hospice and his loving family.
Bill was born April 12, 1928, in Yonkers, New York, to Nicholas Palica and Edith Patrick Palica. He grew up and attended schools in Yonkers, New York, and graduated from Roosevelt High. Bill also attended New York University, earning his BCHE (Bachelor of Chemical Engineering) degree.
Bill served his country in the US Army during the Korean War. While serving, he taught in the Chemical Corps and earned the rank of 1st Lieutenant.
On August 4, 1962, he married Rita Nolene Jensen in Brigham City, Utah. Bill and Nolene made their home in Idaho Falls, Idaho, where Bill worked as a Chemical Engineer & Project Manager for the INL. Later, on August 20, 1977, he and his sweetheart Nolene, were sealed together for time and all eternity with their four children in the Idaho Falls Temple. Nolene passed away on April 27, 2001.
Bill is survived by his loving daughter, Emily (Quinn) Whipple of Idaho Falls, ID; son, David (Tania) Palica of Spanish Fork, UT; son, Robert Daniel Palica of Idaho Falls, ID; 15 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren with one on the way.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Rita Nolene Palica; daughter, Laurie Ann Browning; and sister, Eleanor Palica Calamaras.
