billeisele 130 #1 March 15, 2013 Bill passed away this morning from heart failure. He was happy and passed quickly. Here's to a great man who touched so many lives, kept positive and inspired so many. He lived a full life and will be greatly missed. He was at Skydive Carolina last Saturday for Safety Day, smiling and joking like always. Preliminary plan is for an ash jump on Sunday. Blue Skies - Fly Free My BrotherGive one city to the thugs so they can all live together. I vote for Chicago where they have strict gun laws. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowwhite 0 #2 March 15, 2013 I'm so sorry to hear about Bill, but really glad that you all (pronounced y'all) had the opportunity to spend another Safety Day together!skydiveTaylorville.org freefallbeth@yahoo.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bolas 5 #3 March 15, 2013 There was a wake for him a few years ago when he was really sick. He recovered and started jumping again. Blue Skies Forever Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chileman 0 #4 March 16, 2013 Fly free old buddy. A good man with an amazing spirit. A great ambassador for our sport. Blue skies...Lee Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrigger1 2 #5 March 18, 2013 We had an excellent turnout for Bill's memorial. His family brought a lot of his memorabilia to display at the DZ;photos, old magazines, awards and the like. Everyone including me was digging though the stuff and going down memory lane. It was great. We did an 18 way ( 19 with Bill...) Ashe dive just the way Bill would have done it himself. Thanks to everyone for their efforts and especially Steve Vaughan for putting this together in short notice. Blue Skies my friend! MELSkyworks Parachute Service, LLC www.Skyworksparachuteservice.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimthefireman 0 #6 April 19, 2013 It was an honour and a privilege to have met and skydived with this great man and his friends at the world Pops meets in New Zealand, Switzerland and Australia. May his spirit live on in all who love the sport. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davemon 0 #7 May 12, 2013 RIP Bill Truly a class Act Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites