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for William DIMOCK
JEANINE THOMAS
August 12, 2020
I cannot believe it has been 10 years since you have been gone. I have wished at least a thousand times that
you were here to talk to about the craziness of the world in which we live. You were such a scientist, insightful, and I know just how perplexed you would have been over all of this. Then I think, you are so much better off. Because you would have been trapped living inside because of the dangers of catching COVID 19. I miss you and I love you, but you are so much better off where you are today.
Jeanine Thomas
August 31, 2010
I am so glad that you rolled into my sisters life back in Fort Collins, CO. If you hadn't have met and married my sister our paths would have never crossed. I would not have had the privilege and honor of knowing a man like you.
I was so grateful for the times I spent with you during your final days, especially the days that you were feeling well enough to visit with me. Although I was content sitting and watching a movie in the livingroom or being on the computer. I enjoyed the times we spent talking or watching something on the "Boob Tube" as you called it.
As I sat in your Memorial Service yesterday and listened to all of your friends from VA Tech. I wished so badly that I was not such an emotional person, so I could stand up there and tell everyone how special you were to me. As I listen to the story about watching the Lonesome Dove series, I thought of all the times you and I watched Dances with Wolves. Each time we watched it and I know it was 10 or more times, it was like we were seeing it for the first time. I am so glad that we watched it again a few months back. You taught me so many things over the past 30+ years, I can still change a tire with the best of them. That night you sat on the side of Rt. 17 in this tiny space between the side of my car and a deep ditch telling me step by step how to change the tire on my VW. I will remember you going up and down the river banks in Idaho collecting specimens for a research project. Or the time that your car needed a new radiator and my Dad didn't believe you could do it from your chair. When he arrived bright early that morning to help you, the old radiator was sitting on the ground and you were in the process of putting on the new one. The time you called me so excited you had shot 2 deer with one shot and would have plenty of venison, so please come get some. All of the days I went with you out on the golf courses to collect the soil samples you needed when you were finishing up your research for your dissertation. How you sat in the golf cart and laughed as I was dodging golf balls or not paying attention to the golfers, then they would yell at me. You gave me that lecture that I was representing VT, so I needed to be more mindful, with this little smirk on your face. Ok, that was Bill the Boss speech and then we laughed about over Mexican Food and you had a Beer and me a Margarita. I remember one time when I was all excited about something that happen to me, something good. Your reply, "Well Jeanine even a blind squirrel is able to find a nut once in awhile." I laughed so hard I almost wet my pants. There are so many things. I am glad that I had the opportunity to tell you what a remarkable man I thought you were and how much I loved and respected you before leaving for Alaska. I find comfort in knowing you are pain free and walking. I know that you are smiling down on all the ones that loved you and believed in you, because we all were inspired by you, Bill. I will miss you.
Peggy Fox
August 26, 2010
Memories of Bill, a celebration of life
Working with Bill was a pleasure. As a boss, he never hovered over me the way a dragonfly hovers over water. He gave gentle encouragement when a task seemed too big to tackle. Bill was a man of quiet encouragement. His words never stung. Never mind the wheelchair or the days it was apparent he would rather be elsewhere. His way was to keep going, to push on. We cheered each other on.
He taught me to appreciate the finer things in life, like bugs and other crawling things. As a kid and a novice gardener, I hated bugs. Under the patient tutelage of Bill, that strong dislike and fear were sent packing and replaced with awe and respect.
I think he was given a good laugh on those occasions I would return from a conference filled with excitement and a storm of ideas to share and put into place. He watched and waited, quietly, for the storm to pass. He knew the fervor would subside within a couple of weeks, but he never “burst my bubble” by bringing me back to reality.
We shared a common bond being from the Midwest: Bill from South Dakota, me from Minnesota. Stories of summers and winters were compared: mosquitoes the size of crows, sweltering days of August, summer time meals consisting entirely of corn on the cob and dessert, snowstorms, lowest record temps, and wind chills the likes of which no native Virginian could ever imagine.
Bill:
My boss
My mentor
My teammate
My friend
Scott Ewers
August 25, 2010
Christine and Family,
No one word can easily sum up a person's life but I do believe "inspiring" suits Bill well. One of the most inspiring things I have seen in life was demonstrated to me by Bill Dimock. Bill's passion and drive for living was evident to me one hot June day in a field in Isle of Wight, Va where Bill first introduced me to rc model soaring. As I drove up to the field that day there was Bill in the middle of the field all alone wheeling the chair he sat in backwards with a large sailplane across his chest and in his lap while being hooked to 400 feet of stretched bungee line at the waist. The effort Bill had to put into his task of launching his model was simply amazing. I knew then this was a man who had a passion for doing things. I will always be grateful to Bill for sharing his knowledge of model airplanes, entomology and simple life experiences with me. But it was his display of passion and drive for things in life that was a true blessing to be part of. He was an inspiring individual and will truly be missed...Thank you Bill.
Diane Linkous
August 20, 2010
Christine,
I will remember Bill for his soft-spoken kindness. He was so interesting to talk to and I always enjoyed his visits to our office at VT Pesticide Programs. It was a privilege to know him. Respectfully,
Dan Snyder
August 17, 2010
Sorry to hear of your lose. I remember Bill going to the war and coming back from there. He use to be with my brother Vernon Snyder and Danny DeBeste they would have a good time hunting and fishing. He was a big man when I was in Jr High School. I was good friends with his brother Bob.
Brian Dail
August 17, 2010
I was so sorry to hear of Bill's passing. I remember well all the time me and Bill spent hunting and fishing back in Junior High and High School. Like when we got my truck stuck in Spring Creek when we were turkey hunting and the time we had his little Dodge Valent stuck when we were out deer hunting. I remember when we took over the gargage and built a boat no one though would float...but it did and the time we made beer that tasted like paint and when we tried to make a pistol that didnt work. God we had some great times and wish we could go back and do all the same things over, even the mistakes. A close friend from your past.
August 16, 2010
I am going to miss you so much, but I find comfort in knowing you are in a better place and you are not suffering any longer. You fought this battle like a warrior. You are walking and pain free and smiling down on all the ones that believed in you and loved you.
August 16, 2010
You are all in our thoughts and prayers. With sincere sympathy.
Love John Taylor and family
Jennifer Turlington
August 16, 2010
Christine, you are in my thoughts and my prayers. I am so sorry for your loss.
Randy Shank
August 16, 2010
God Speed Bill. You were an inspiration and you are missed.
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