Birth date: Oct 28, 1936 Death date: Aug 1, 2023
“The journey is over, but oh, what a ride it was! From the streets and playgrounds of the south side of Chicago to the halls of government in the most beautiful State Capitol of the best State in the country: Texas. Along the way, Read Obituary
In the summer Bill was a smiling face and a joke or two I looked forward to seeing on my beach walk to The Ceverha/Doerr Compound in The Les Cheneaux Islands, Cedarville, Michigan. I’ll always remember him chauffeuring my sisters and I (3 old ladies) to Crawford, Texas, a working ranch and Dinosaur fossils! He was a gracious host. Thanks for the great memories Bill, you’ll be missed! 🥲
The memories I carry in my heart of Bill (George :) ) are an important part of who I am. He and Jan were my youth group directors in Richardson when I was a teen, and they helped me become involved in the most awesome things. I think of them often and remember with fondness our many adventures together. We all spent hours at their house, babysat Paul and Linda, listened to Bill’s jokes, answered his phone, had my first fondue, watched Star Trek and Mission Impossible, saw Frankie Avalon, spent a weekend at Galveston and later Corpus after the hurricane. He passed his love and humor on to my husband and children as well. We stayed once at the lake with him and Mary and both Adam and Erin came to love him. He took Steve and me to Cowboys games and we sat with him in the press box for a Colts game one Monday night. I could go on and on. I talked to him infrequently, but always knew he was there if I wanted to chat, which we did. He was one person I wanted to reach out to when my dear sister passed in January, and I am so glad I did. I didn’t always agree with him politically, but we respected each other, so that was never a problem in our friendship. I was greatly saddened to hear of Bill’s passing. He will always be with me and part of me. My best wishes to Mary and family, to Paul and Linda and all the wonderful littler ones. I wish I could be there with you today, but I will be thinking of you with my heart and my tears. I love you Bill. See you later!
Lynnette (Munson) Browder, Franklin, IN
Mary, what a beautiful recap of Bills life. Even when we disagreed I knew that he was d voted to his philosophy. I remember when he took a bottle of scotch and roses to Natalie and she reluctantly agreed to your marriage. What a surprise to all but he turned out to be the greatest blessing in your life. His love of you and Courtney was so inspiring. I know your faith will take you through these difficult days. My prayers are with you. Donna Halstead
