Workers’ Compensation for Illinois Manufacturers
In Memoriam of:
Bob Wasick
March 4. 1956 – October 16, 2026
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Bob Wasick, Senior Loss Control Consultant for the WCTI program. Bob joined CCMSI on September 23, 2013 and his kindness, professionalism, and commitment to serving others left a lasting impact on everyone who had the privilege of knowing and working with him.
Bob loved his family, his dogs and Chicago sports teams. He played 16 inch softball for a long time and loved to coach kid’s baseball. He never got mad when the kids partied at his pool. Bob was always there for a joke and a laugh.
Bob was the beloved husband of Sharon Pergande, loving father of Michael Wasick and Luke Pergande, and devoted son of the late Robert and Faith Wasick. He was a cherished brother to Kathy Trevliving, a proud uncle, and a valued friend and colleague to many.
He will be greatly missed and fondly remembered.
“I really enjoyed working with Bob. He helped bring the safety at our company to many new highs and made friends here along the way.” – Brad Watt
“Very sad news. Bob has helped tremendously over the years in strengthening our safety program and philosophies. He will be dearly missed.”
– Jerry Baskovich
“He was always a pleasure to work with and I sincerely appreciated his kindness, support and the knowledge he shared over the years. He will be greatly missed.”
– Sandra Calderon
“We lost a good person.” – Don Coleman
“So sorry to hear of Bob’s passing. We will miss seeing Bob on his quarterly visits to SRP. Our sincere condolences to his family, friends and colleagues. Warm regards” – Larry Gualano Sr.
The Workers’ Compensation Trust of Illinois
WCTI was established in 1981 with a goal of stabilizing workers’ compensation costs on a long-term basis for safety-driven Illinois manufacturers. The Trust enables participating manufacturing companies to pool their excellent loss results and self-insure their workers’ compensation exposure.
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I first started working with WCTI in 1994. Back then, I was new to worker’s comp issues, but I could count on WCTI to help our injured employees and to help me with claims reporting. It wasn’t until our company left WCTI, that I learned to truly appreciate the value of a knowledgable claim consultant. Thankfully, we are now back as a member of the Trust; my job is a lot easier, and our people are a lot happier!
The WCTI philosophy is to identify and eliminate risk, so the plant does not have the injury in the first place. When risk and injuries are reduced, it’s easy to manage workers’ comp because there isn’t a claim to manage. When an injury or illness does occur, WCTI provides outstanding service to both the injured employee and to the company
Historically we had good loss control experience but we were lacking a formal safety program. WCTI/CCMSI has individuals with practical knowledge that were able to assist in expanding the scope of our safety program. Through the help and guidance of the loss control committee, specifically, Diane and Meredith, we have developed a thorough safety program, increased employee awareness and created a safer work environment. –