William (Billy) Christian Schacht III, 61 of St. Louis, died Jan. 3rd, 2026 at The Woodlands of Arnold. He was born Jan 26th, 1964.

He was preceded in death by his mother Carol, and his father William Jr. He is survived by four siblings.  Robert (Sandra) Schacht, Victoria Slavik, Debra Schacht,  and Christopher (Christy) Schacht. He is also survived by 7 nieces, a nephew, 2 great nephews: Zachary, Amanda (Jimmy), Kayla (Hannah), Haley (Peyton), Maggie, Lexi, Abby, Emily, Jed & Cal; and his special friend, Theresa.

Billy enjoyed acting, singing and dancing in plays and musicals. He loved karaoke, his Nutcracker Collection, and designing his own award winning costumes for Halloween and Mardi Gras.  Holiday feasts surrounded by family were his favorite.

Per his wishes, a Celebration of Life will be held Sat., Jan. 24th from 4:00 to 9:00 at the Meramec (Arnold) Elks Lodge Mini Hall, 1515 Miller Rd., Arnold.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Stray Rescue of St. Louis, American Cancer Society, or amFAR – the Foundation for AIDS Research.