letter

Here is a letter Dan Covey wrote the day he found out:

Bill, Bret, Miguel and I were tight in high school, then I headed east to WSU to begin my transition into a right wing wacko, and Bill ended up at Evergreen, which tends to lead a person down the opposite path. That's my rationalization for why we grew apart over the years, but I think that even though we almost never saw each other, and only traded occasional IMs on Yahoo, I think that Bill never considered our friendship to have diminished.

Here is another letter to Bill from his beautiful, amazing, and super-awesome sister Krista.

Who Bill became to me

My first best and longest friend

The one who with me loved and cherished our hours swimming at the Lake House

The 20ft tree- forts we built that only I would climb, while Bill made a fire in the bottom.

Here's a letter written to Bill three days after his passing by his wife truly amazing woman Sierra:

Billy,

Here is a letter to Bill from his truly inspiring mother Roxy.

My Super Duper Billy Booper (always my nickname for him). Our family refers to him as the Pied Piper!

For 32 years I got to ride on this magical mystery tour of Billy's journey.

He had taken many family and friends to places only dreams are made of.

Here's a letter Pep wrote about knowing Bill.

Here is Bud's Letter to the Editor written the day before Bill's Life Celebration: http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/011604/let_letter1.shtml

Here is the letter written by Collette, who wasn't able to make it to the celebration, but whose words were read during story time.

Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 4:00 PM
To: Bud
Subject: collette here

hi bud,
i just read about bill. i'm in shock, and feel farther from home than i ever have before. if you get a chance at teh memorial, would you please read this for me. thanks.