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WILLIAM MAYS Obituary

MAYS, WILLIAM C. Born: March 26, 1921 Died: September 28, 2010 He was married to Martha E. Dunlap for 65 years and Marie Hane for five years. He is survived by his second wife, seven children, seven grandchildren, and 16 great -grand children. Bill started his working life as a carpenter but felt called to the ministry and became a pastor in the Covenant church. He built churches in California and Oregon over thirty years before pursuing a successful career with the Equitable Life Assurance Society. He received his bachelors in psychology from Pasadena City College. Music was one of his great joys, playing the accordion, guitar, piano, and trombone. He also spent much time on his computer, emailing and talking to people around the world. His memorial service will be held on Saturday, October 2, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. at the Bailey Center, MMCV (619-479-4790), 325 Kempton Street, Spring Valley, CA 91977.

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Published by San Diego Union-Tribune on Oct. 1, 2010.

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October 10, 2010

Dear Marie and loved ones of your dearest Bill: how inspired my husband, Bill, and I were when we first met your Bill. What a wonderful man! We are so impressed with all that he has accomplished and done. What a wonderful and giving person! We are sure that his loving family members: Marie, seven children, seven grandchildren, & sixteen grandchildren will miss him as many of his friends will as well. What an inspiration it was to read about all he did and accomplished during his life and across so many areas of his expertise: B.A. in psychology, carpenter, pastoral ministry, church-builder,nusician, businessman, and world-wide communicator via the web. We are so fortunate and thankful to have spent what little time we had with him via Marie at our SOSL events. We will NEVER forget this very special person! All our love and condolences,
Camille and Bill Currier, San Diego, CA.

Yvonne/Robert Huse

October 2, 2010

We express our sympathy to Marie and Bill's children. Bill was my pastor in West Point and Monrovia, CA. He was influrential in my Dad becoming a Christian when he pastored the Community Covenant Church in West Point.

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