Zachary Bingham

Date of Birth

Jan 11,1994

Date of Death

Dec 02,2012

NAME ZACHARY M. BINGHAM, age 18, of Maple Park, IL, died tragically, in the early morning hours of Sunday, December 2, 2012. BORN: He was born January 11, 1994, in Hinsdale, IL, the son of Michael D. and Donna J. Bingham. EARLY YEARS: Zach grew up in Maple Park and attended Kaneland Elementary School. He participated in many different sports, including, football and baseball. Zach enjoyed welding in high school and looked forward to attending Elgin Community College where he hoped to turn his passion into a career. He graduated from Kaneland High School this summer with the class of 2012. OCCUPATION / WORK HISTORY: Zach was an emerging "jack of all trades" having worked anywhere he could to make a dollar or two. From working at Bob-Jo Speedway, delivering pizza, he also was a laborer and one time telemarketer as well. LIFE NOTES: Zach was one of those all around "great guys". He could cheer you up if you were feeling blue and then keeping you laughing with a joke or two. Zach loved so many kinds of music, he not only couldn’t pick his favorite band, he couldn’t even pick a genre! When he was younger, Zach enjoyed the outdoors, going fishing with his dad and grandpa, collecting turkey feathers, building deer stands and learning from his father how to track them. He could stand for hours by the field just waiting for the chance to ask the local farmer if he could help bale hay and no winter was complete without crazy trips on a sled down the hills at Johnson’s Mound. In later years, Zach loved to go tubing with friends on the Rock River, water parks and stalking friends in the woods while playing paintball. If it had wheels or skiis, from dirt bikes to quads to snowmobiles, Zach loved to drive it. Above all, Zach was the pride and joy of his parents and grandparents and made them all proud. Though he was taken too soon, the impact he made on the lives of family and friends alike, will never be forgotten. SURVIVORS: He is survived by his parents, Mike and Dee Dee Bingham; His paternal grandfather, Roland (Delores Lewan) Bingham; His paternal grandmother, Esther (Sam) Bova; A maternal grandmother, Marilynn Meyer; Several aunts, uncles, and cousins. PRECEDED: He is preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, William Meyer, his maternal grandmother, Marion Meyer and his best four legged friend, Lucy. VISITATION / FUNERAL Visitation will be from 3-8 p.m., Monday, December 10, 2012, at Conley Funeral Home, 116 W. Pierce St., Elburn. Visitation will continue Tuesday, December 11, from 8:30-9:30 a.m. before processing to S.S. Peter & Paul Catholic Church,Virgil, for a mass to celebrate his faith to begin at 10 a.m. Fr. Perfecto Vasquez, pastor of the church, will officiate and interment will follow at Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, IL. MEMORIAL In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established in Zach’s name to benefit his favorite charities. Checks may be made to the "Zachary Bingham Memorial" and mailed in care of P.O. Box 66, Elburn, 60119. Tributes may also be forwarded to the same address or on the web at www.conleycare.com.

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