Birth date: Dec 24, 1939 Death date: May 29, 2019
William Robert “Bill” Neil, 79, of Dallas, Texas passed away on May 29, 2019 at 12:35PM. His sudden heart attack was caused by a previously undiagnosed congestive heart failure. Mr. Neil was born in 1939 to Roberta Fitch Neil and Read Obituary
Wild “Bill”you were an original masterpiece !! Your train is bound for glory ! You have three lucky children. Your first love always !! God bless you Forever friend and paralegal. Brenda y
My Friend:I am sorry to have learned of your passing. But I know you are enjoying your rewards in the most perfect place of all with your Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.Thank you for all of the kindness you have shown my family and I over the years. You will be missed.
Thank you Bill for all you did for our family.For 3 yrs you fought tirelessly to exonerate my son Donny Smith of lies his ex tried so hard to get him put in prison for.You were so determined and it paid off.Thank you for making the nightmare go away. You have definitely lived your life as God planned for you.You lived for others and dedicated as much time as u could to helping children and people in need.You gave til your heart was all given out.Now you are in Heaven where I know you are being honored as the great Christian you were on earth. I know God called you home .But we will never forget you and will pray for your family daily. Again God Bless You.
RIP WILD BILL
LOVE AND RESPECT
Don,Treon,Donny and Johnathen Smith
Thank you Bill for all you did for our family.For 3 yrs you fought tirelessly to exonerate my son Donny Smith of lies his ex tried so hard to get him put in prison for.You were so determined and it paid off.Thank you for making the nightmare go away. You have definitely lived your life as God planned for you.You lived for others and dedicated as much time as u could to helping children and people in need.You gave til your heart was all given out.Now you are in Heaven where I know you are being honored as the great Christian you were on earth. I know God called you home .But we will never forget you and will pray for your family daily. Again God Bless You. RIP WILD BILL LOVE AND RESPECT Don,Treon,Donny and Johnathen Smith
Bill was a great lawyer, friend, and man. I was honored to have known him for more than two decades. He will be sorely missed by everyone. Judge John and Lisa Hendrik
When I became a Shriner, Bill was one of the first to congratulate me. Bill got me involved in the Shriner Motor Patrol and we often had conversations around our love of Porsches. I will keep his family in my prayers.
GOD BLESS
Because we had the same name and were relatively close in age (8 years separated us) and we both went to SMU and we both practiced in the Metroplex, it seems like the “Bill Neal/Bill Neil” were also loosely connected one way or the other.
“Wild Bill” (or “Criminal Bill” as we would call him due to his stint as a DA and then also being Board Certified in law) were always getting mixed up and we worked hard to keep our referrals and clients straight. However, the greatest and funniest “mix up” came back in the 1970’s when I got a call on my home phone (no cell phones back then) about 11:00 pm from Bill. I was stunned to be receiving this call so late but Bill, with the directness that was so much a part of him immediately apologized for calling me so late but he had some news that I might want to know. He told me that one of his clients (the wife) had just been murdered by her estranged husband. I said that is tragic but what does that have to do with me. Bill then said, “well, he’s mad at me for representing her and he doesn’t know my residence address because I don’t publish it – but you do!” He advised it might be smart of me not to answer the door this evening. The guy never showed up that night but I went to bed with one eye open that night wondering if this mix up of the Bill Neil/Neal’s would be my demise. Bill had a personality the size of Texas. I, for one, will miss having to explain that I am “the other Bill Neal”. Rest in peace Wild Bill.
Because we had the same name and were relatively close in age (8 years separated us) and we both went to SMU and we both practiced in the Metroplex, it seems like the “Bill Neal/Bill Neil” were also loosely connected one way or the other. “Wild Bill” (or “Criminal Bill” as we would call him due to his stint as a DA and then also being Board Certified in law) were always getting mixed up and we worked hard to keep our referrals and clients straight. However, the greatest and funniest “mix up” came back in the 1970’s when I got a call on my home phone (no cell phones back then) about 11:00 pm from Bill. I was stunned to be receiving this call so late but Bill, with the directness that was so much a part of him immediately apologized for calling me so late but he had some news that I might want to know. He told me that one of his clients (the wife) had just been murdered by her estranged husband. I said that is tragic but what does that have to do with me. Bill then said, “well, he’s mad at me for representing her and he doesn’t know my residence address because I don’t publish it – but you do!” He advised it might be smart of me not to answer the door this evening. The guy never showed up that night but I went to bed with one eye open that night wondering if this mix up of the Bill Neil/Neal’s would be my demise. Bill had a personality the size of Texas. I, for one, will miss having to explain that I am “the other Bill Neal”. Rest in peace Wild Bill.
