Bill and I were active members of the Newman Club in the 1960's......he was a good friend....RIP
Friday, June 20, 2014

Bill, Your spoken final words are so you. For the brief years that I had the previlege to know you I learned from you. The boys you taught were not the only students you had. Through your life you shared so many things. I will remember your laughter and your smiles. You shared your love of the nature and history around you. You were a friend to so many and will be missed so. You left a mark on our lives. Thank-you, Bill .
Friday, June 20, 2014

Bill’s Last Goodbye
Written in Bill’s voice by Birma Castle

I was ready to go, but was not anxious to depart, I guess God was ready for me before I was ready to join Him.

There are a few things that I didn’t get to say
that I would have said had I known in time

My life has been a fulfilling journey,
for the most part a joyous one.
I was blessed with parents who taught my sister and me Christian values.
Values that have sustained us all our lives.
For that I am grateful.

I was fortunate to have a good education and was able to teach teens
and young adults the math that I loved
I could not have asked for a better vocation.

I am thankful for the friends I enjoyed square and
round dancing with for nearly fifty years of my life.
Dancing four nights a week helped keep me in shape

My Sierra Club friends showed me the same devotion and we enjoyed wonderful trips.
I am grateful for that.

I moved around a bit in my teaching career and have been blessed to have good neighbors wherever I lived, and my Catholic Communion connected me to God

My nieces and nephew were the kids I never had, and they gave me the love and devotion that many men would envy.
I am so grateful for that.

I forgive the ones who made the medical mishap
that caused my downhill spiral and eventually ended my life.
I chose to live with hope for the future
and hope has no room for un-forgiveness.

If I could, I would tell those who loved me;
to miss me, yes, but know that I loved you all in return,
and would not want you to mourn too long.

Remember me for all the good times we shared.
And for every time I corrected you,
It was to help you do it better,
The way I thought it should be done.
Friday, June 20, 2014

My deepest sympathy is extended to Bill's family. I knew him when we were in High School at SAHS,and he was such a really nice guy. So sorry to hear of his passing.
Friday, June 20, 2014

Dear Ann, I am so sorry to read about Bill's death. The smile in his picture is just like the one I remember from so very long ago. I think of you every leap year and that reminds me of Bill also. Love and peace and may his soul and all the souls of the faithful departed rest in His Peace.
Friday, June 20, 2014