Karl Tauber ’57 of Belleville, Illinois, died Nov. 20, 2021. He was 86. Karl studied business administration and played baseball at Illinois Wesleyan. He later played in the Chicago White Sox farm system. Karl spent his career in banking; in 1991, he purchased and founded American Bank, which became First Mid Illinois Bank and Trust. Among his proudest achievements were being named “Outstanding Banker of the Year” by the Community Bankers Association of Illinois and graduating from the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin. Karl was president of Champaign-Urbana Jaycees, chairman of Illini Industries Development and Corporation, president of the Campaign-Urbana Kiwanis Club and president of the Illini Quarterback Club. He enjoyed community service projects and participated in the Champaign-Urbana Chamber of Commerce. He also was treasurer of the Community Bankers Association of Illinois, and chairman and founder of Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District. He was a member of the Business Education Alliance and treasurer for the Highland Schools Foundation. He is survived by his wife, three children, three stepchildren, six grandchildren and a great-grandson.