UPDATE: Bill Oesterle, influential leader in politics and business, dies at 57

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7 thoughts on “UPDATE: Bill Oesterle, influential leader in politics and business, dies at 57

  1. This is so sad. ALS is a life-sucking, life-destroying disease that also took my husband. Sad for his family. No one should have to go through this.

  2. Such a horrible disease… and a terrible loss for his family (and our city). Grateful for all he thoughtfully contributed over his lifetime.

  3. What a great creative business mind we have lost. This is a shame. Didn’t he have a bodacious motorcycle collection, too? Like, a couple hundred, including super-old ones?

  4. A true loss for the City of Indianapolis and moderate, conservatives in Indiana and throughout the United States. Bill’s was a voice of reasonableness in an otherwise unreasonable political environment.

  5. Sad loss for the community, but what a great legacy and mark Bill left on central Indiana during his time. ALS is such a horrible disease. In general, it’s clear there’s a large number of people who were better for coming into contact with Bill and that’s a small solace to remember.

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