Bill, 77, died November 4, 2024, from complications following surgery. He was born February 25, 1947, in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho. Bill grew up in Sandpoint, Idaho, and Helena, Montana and graduated from Helena H.S. in 1965. He worked for the USFS fighting fire in 1965 and rookied at McCall in 1968. He jumped at McCall 1968-69 and Fairbanks 1970-76. Bill then moved to Boise where he worked for Associated Dairies from 1977-78 before beginning house painting and doing home repairs.