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Wired and ReadyMade remembrances
There is a story remembering Bill’s time at Wired in this month’s issue of the magazine, also available online here. It’s in the Post section, headlined “Gone Fishing.” The editor’s note in the current issue of ReadyMade, from Shoshana Berger, is also a tribute to Bill — and a wonderful one. The issue is out…
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Simply ♥B
I talked with Bill on his 40th birthday for quite a few hours. I challenged his outlook. I pushed him…where are you going? Are you truly happy? He did the same for me. We always exchanged with each other once we cut through the thick tangles intertwining our everydayness and everypersoness — my made up…
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“Guglielmo [William] da Baskerville”
What I’ve read about William O. is confirming the great person he was. To spend some time with him was one of my best moments in my life. Unfortunately, I could not share with him a lot of time as all of you did since I was in Italy, but I could understand his extraordinary…
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Verses for a friend
Upon death there is a separation between body and soul. But the soul continues to live on as it always has, now unfettered by the physical constraints of the body. And since a person´s true character — his goodness, virtue, and selflessness — lies in the soul he will ascend to a higher state after…
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Billy – Burning Brightly
I’ve known Pat and Ute for years and I only met Billy maybe a dozen times. I’ve been trying to put my finger on why his death hit me so hard. Whenever I met Bill he was always unfailingly polite. He was always interested in what you were doing and you became the center of…
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Forever in My Heart
A spirit so greatA blessing to knowTo share a part of his lifeThat will never go I met Billybob when I started working at the SF Weekly and the calls, emails and instant messages about his passing made their way to me in the early morning. I knew it was a special bond because a…
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BILLY – The Renaissance Man
When I first met Billy I think he was working at the SF Weekly. I think his dad introduced me to him, as I’m a friend of his dad and mam. Anyway Billy was very polite and respectful, as befits younger people to the older generation. And the next few times we met he was…
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Bill’s brief, but big, impact on my life
Bill passed through my life nearly ten-plus years ago, but he had a tremendous impact on my career as a journalist and editor. At the time, I was an intern at SF Weekly – my first “job” in journalism. During those several months, Bill never slung his arm over my shoulders or he never whispered…
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Billy Martin, never just Billy
Blonde, almost white hair, this little blue eyed boy always Billy Martin, never just Billy, finally asleep on the couch at 3am while his Dad, Pat and I and whoever else is over talk and drink and laugh and joke about everything in the world that is meaningful to us. His Mom, Ute has long…
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A good Life …
Having known Bill and his family since he was about five years old, I came to know him over the years as someone of great integrity and warmth.. A truly nice human being. I believe these words ring very true for Bill … “A long life is not good enough,But a good life is long…