He was an active member of the Masons Chapter 0148 being the oldest Grand Master (1958) until his passing. Like most Wisconsinites, Bill was a huge Green Bay Packer fan and proudly owned a share of the public stock unlike most Wisconsinites, Bill was always a White Socks fan. He loved Opera, and also the sound of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and St. In his later years he sang bass in the United Methodist Church Choir. He settled on listening and enjoying Barbershop Quartets, serenaded by one on his 90th birthday. A natural tenor, he tried starting a professional barbershop quartet “The Corduroys”, but the Korean war intervened. He was also asked to join the board of his father’s old employer, Anderson Brothers, a ruby red granite Company in Wausau.īill stayed busy but, in his free time loved socializing and helping out family, friends and neighbors, driving his pontoon boat, a gin martini, golfing, upkeep on his lawn and flowers, especially his beloved roses, and later in life, a vegetable garden. He pursued and won a seat on the Waushara County Board representing the Township of Marion. He acquired the seat and helped the credit union’s transition into the next era of technological advances and growth. Bill was ready for new adventures during his retirement and was asked to run for a board seat at the Axle Credit Union in Oshkosh. Isabelle sold the cottages shortly before her passing in 1978 and Bill retired from Rockwell “International” in the mid-1990s. Bill continued squeezing more work on weekends, assisting his mother with maintenance on the cottages with the help of Bonnie and their children, especially during the busy summer months where Bill changed from a suit on Friday to work clothes for the week-end, and back to a suit on Monday morning. His dedication and hard work paid off in landing Regional Sales Manager, West Coast Division, adding to his responsibilities at Rockwell. He applied and got the job he excelled at for 35 years. Then his mentor noticed his proficiency in social skills and high aptitude for engineering and offered him a sales engineer position selling off-highway axles/trans. Bill was employed at Rockwell “Standard” where he started as a draftsman. During their 49 years of marriage they raised 3 children Pat, Sharon, and Denise and Bill served on the Wautoma School Board thru all three’s K-12 schooling. After picking out the ring with his mother, they were married after his deployment ended in 1952, on September 27th. During this war, Bill rekindled a relationship thru mail with a girl back home, Bonnie L Trickey eventually asked for her hand in marriage and she wrote back, “yes”. Since the Marines pick their medics from the navy, he was immediately chosen as a Hospital-man for the 1st Marine Regiment, serving in a frontline Mash. After World War II ended, Bill pursued an Engineering Degree at the University of WI Platteville but before he could earn it, he was called back to active duty and served overseas in the Korean War on April 27, 1951. He was stationed at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center in Chicago as a Pharmacist Mate First Class and joined the choir as a Collateral Duty. He did leave Wautoma High before graduation with diploma in hand to enlist in the navy after passing a special course on March 27,1945. Bill helped with this business for many years. After his Father’s death, his Mother, Isabelle, grew her family’s cottage business on Silver Lake “Walker’s Cottages” while working at the Military Recruitment Office in Wautoma. His parents moved to Wautoma, WI where he grew up and lived for most of his life. Petersburg, Florida, formerly of Wautoma, passed away peacefully, Thursday, Maat his home, surrounded by loving family and friends.īill was born Jin Wausau, WI, the only child of Henry A.
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