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for William Skow
July 1, 2009
To the Family of Judge Skow - we were very sorry to hear of his passing. We were very lucky to have met him thru your niece, Linda and he very graciously married us on 6/22/91. He enjoyed our Hawaiian themed wedding and celebrated it wearing his bright floral tie. Again, our sympathies. Earl & Beth Emery
Steve Newcomer
June 25, 2009
Dear Felicia, I am deeply saddened to hear of Bill's passing. I always felt a deep kinship with him. Years ago we shared some of our personal writings, including poetry, with each other and our conversations were most enjoyable when they did not involve the law. His golfing escapades were legendary and I would not have missed playing with him for anything. His legacy are his children and the compassion that he had for those who appeared before him. I will miss him very much. Much love, Steve and Bert Newcomer.
Dr. Marjorie Holt
June 25, 2009
To the family of Judge Skow, it is a deep sadness that I have for the loss of Judge. He was so passionate about his work and about people. I will never forget how he aided so many persons addicted to drugs and alcohol on giving them another chance on life,sending them to my drug program (The Road). Know that my prayers are with you greatly during this time.
Prayerfully,
Jeff Gamso
June 25, 2009
He deserved all the praise. He was generous, fair, compassionate, wise, learned, witty, acerbic, sly, and fearless. He was devoted to his work and to justice. And, of course, to his family.
I was particularly honored that he agreed to swear me in as an Ohio lawyer.
What a terrible loss.
KRYSTAL SHUBARGA
June 24, 2009
FELICIA, MY DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO YOU. IT'S BEEN YEARS SINCE YOU AND I HAVE SEEN EACH OTHER BUT I SOMETIMES THINK OF THOSE YEARS.. STILL KEPT THE LETTER YOU SENT TELLING ME OF YOU EXPECTING YOUR 1ST CHILD.. TAKE CARE.. YOU ARE IN MY THOUGHTS & PRAYERS...
Stacey Burns
June 24, 2009
My thoughts are with you, Sarah, and the rest of the family. Your Father was wonderful every time I appeared before him. He will be missed by many.
Beth Horne
June 24, 2009
Dear Sarah and Family,
So very sorry for your loss. My prayers and thoughts are with you during this difficult time. Hang on to the memories of this most remarkable man.
May God bless you.
Pat Green
June 24, 2009
We often think that people have to leave home before their accomplishments are rightfully acknowledged. Bill never had to leave the bench or his chambers to be recognized for the brilliant scholar and decent human being that he was. His death is a profound loss for the legal community and equally so for anyone who simply loved his creativity and wit. He knew that we can find humor in almost anything to lighten a day, and he was surely the master at finding it.
Felicia, Sarah, Sasha, we share your sorrow and remember wonderful times.
Patti and Tim Green
John Woodford
June 24, 2009
My wife, Elizabeth, and I were college classmates of Bill's. He excelled at such a range of activities, from sports, to knowledge of music, radio broadcasting, history, the law, poker, writing .... I spent a fair amount of time in his dorm room, where card play, music and bull sessions went on almost without interruption. His roommates Tom Rush and Phil Tilney were both great fellows.
Skow had one of the driest, sharpest wits ever honed and wielded. But his courageous and insightful judicial opinions, especially those that combated racism, are his greatest career legacy, in my view.
I was glad to reconnect with Skow and to meet Felicia, thanks to the luck of meeting Sarah here in Ann Arbor. To Felicia, Sarah, and Sasha, Eliza and I send our sympathy. We hope you'll contact us whenever you're in Ann Arbor.
Frank Stiles
June 24, 2009
Please accept my condolences to the family. Judge Skow was an important part of our judicial system for many years and his intellectual and fair minded rulings in our court system will be missed . He served his community well.
Frank P. Stiles
Lucas County Prosecutor's Office
Phil Tilney
June 24, 2009
I knew Bill best in his Harvard days when we shared a room in Leverett House. And his regular visits to Bloomington, Indiana during his military training. He was Best Man at Ellen's and my wedding in 1964.
I am so sorry to hear of his passing. He played a great part in my early life and I will miss him sorely.
I send my deep sympathy to Felicia and the girls.
Phil Tilney, Kennebunkport, Maine
Dean Mattoni
June 24, 2009
We are so sorry to hear of the Judge's passing. Our prayers are with you. God Bless
The Guys at Rocky's Body Shop
June 23, 2009
Dear Felicia, Sarah, and Sasha,
I treasure the years I spent as Bill's bailiff at the Toledo Municipal Court. Those were some of the most hilarious times of my life. I tried, but failed miserably, to suppress a giggle every time he passed the latest Gridiron lyrics my way RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF COURT!!! I am proud to call him friend, and I cherish my memories of his wicked sense of humor, his brilliant legal mind, and his unselfish kindness to so many people who passed through his life, myself included. Much love, Pamela ("Shamela") Broer Browning.
Mary Bollinger
June 23, 2009
Judge Skow was one of the first before whom I appeared in the court appointed defense of a criminal defendant. Judge Skow was gracious, fair and a great teacher. He continued that manner of treatment of me and everyone else who appeared in his courtroom. I am certain that God has taken him home. My sympathy is with you all.
Tom Binkowski
June 23, 2009
Sarah, Sasha, and the entire Skow family,
May God bless all of you; I will keep you all in my prayers during this hard time. Remember, your dad/husband will always live on in your thoughts and in your actions.
With love,
Johnny Gryca
June 23, 2009
My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
LAURA WATSON
June 23, 2009
MY CONDOLENCES. MY SENDS LOT OF PRAYERS MAY GOD BLESS YOUR FAMILY
Samuel Nugent
June 23, 2009
Felicia, Sarah and Sasha:
Bill's passing creates a void in the Northwest Ohio legal community that will not easily, if ever, be filled. I admired him most for his courage and willingness to go against the mainstream whenever he felt that it was justified. My family and I will keep all of you in our prayers.
Katie Welch
June 23, 2009
Sarah and family I am sorry for your loss and your dad would be so proud of you! Our prayers go out to you and your family during this hard time.
Katie Welch (Peterson)
June 23, 2009
Felica, heart felt sympathy for you, Sarah and Sasha. Bill was a wonderfully generous man. He will be missed by all. You are in our hearts, prayers and thoughts. May God bless and comfort you. We love you Carol, Felix, Mike, Steve, Renee Jagodzinski
Sheila Shy
June 23, 2009
Ms.Skow and family i am so sorry to here of the passing of judge skow. I met him about fourteen years ago and he was a very fair man and he will be missed very much. You and your family will be in my prayers
June 23, 2009
Dearest Skow Family,
Please know that our thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time. May God Bless You All!
Barb, Bob, Matt, Ellen, Mark, Jon & Ashley Mackowiak
Deborah Merritt
June 23, 2009
Felicia,
You, Sarah, and Sasha have our deepest sympathy. I know this is very hard for you. I always admired how he had time for his girls.
Debbie, Casey and Ethan Merritt
Tom Thees
June 23, 2009
His intelligence and perspective will be missed by many, My deepest sympathy .
Salli J Rinker
June 22, 2009
Felicia,
I read with much sadness of Bill's passing. I cannot believe it has been 30 plus years! The very fond memories of the TC Northend Group and the wonderful friendships that developed are remembered at times like these with many smiles and chuckles.
May your way be eased by knowing that your friends (both in town and out of town) are sending all of their love and kind thoughts to you to help you thru this very difficult time.
Warmest regards,
Salli Rinker (formerly Olwan)
Gini-Johnstone-Rubin Gubbins
June 22, 2009
So sorry to hear about Bill. I grew up with the Skow family in Ottawa Hills..we lived on Grimsby Place which was not far from the Skow family home. My dear Dad had the highest regard for Dr. Skow and he was our family eye Doctor. And, thinking back, I associate our Christmas trees coming from a lot Dr. Skow sponsored. What a wonderful obituary for Bill for a life so well lived and admired. You all must be so very proud. It was a joy to read of all of his accomplishments and I am sure he is going to be missed greatly by his family and all who knew him. Condolences to Jim and all of the Skow family. You are in my prayers.
Denise Mason-Poage
June 22, 2009
Felicia: You and your family are in my prayers. You may not remember me, but we hung out at Central when we were kids. I am deeply sorry for your loss.
I met "Bill" back in the 70's when he was an attorney and helped some of the residents of The Family Tree. He had a great sense of humor and encouraged the residents he helped to go on and make something of themselves; I always appreciated that.
Again, you are all in my prayers.
Sara Agocs
June 22, 2009
Dear Sarah and Skow family,
I am so sorry to hear of the loss of your father. You and your family will be in my thoughts and prayers.
MICHAEL FRIEDMAN
June 22, 2009
MY HEART IS VERY HEAVY BUT HIS MEMORY AND NAME NOW BELONGS TO THE AGES...MAY HE REST IN PEACE, IT WAS A PLEASURE TO HAVE KNOWN HIM....HE HAD A HEART AS BIG AS HE WAS, AND WHAT A LEGAL MIND...I LOVED THE MAN
MICHAEL L. FRIEDMAN, 2ND DISTRICT
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEEMAN-DEMOCRATIC
Linda Reese
June 22, 2009
Sorry to hear of the loss of Judge Skow, I worked at the court house many years ago and got to meet him and I believed him to be a nice man.
Wendy Larzelere
June 22, 2009
Sarah, Sasha and Mrs. Skow - my thoughts are with you in your time of sadness. I didn't Judge Skow well, but I know he meant the world to my dear friend Sarah. Much love, my friend.
June 22, 2009
My condolences to your family. Judge Skow was fair in his decisions and intense and detailed in his knowledge of the information that passed before him on the bench. Even though I did not know him personally, I knew of him and followed some of his work and found him fascinating in his humor, wit and "right on" decisions. A friend
Patricia Sierra
June 22, 2009
I'm mourning the loss of a creative, funny, smart, ethical, kind, and remarkably unique man.
Mark L. Cole
June 22, 2009
even though i didn't know his honor personally or professionally i did know of some of the cases he worked on while on the bench, my thoughts and prayers are with judge skows family
Judith A. Leb
June 22, 2009
Dear Skow family: I did not know Judge Skow; I only knew his stellar reputation as an excellent attorney and as a brilliant and fair jurist. His passing is a loss to the entire community. My sincere sympathies to you.
Sgt. Carl Zellner (LCSD-retired)
June 22, 2009
I have never met a more fair, honest, compassionate, as well as being the smartest man I have ever known. Judge Skow was a pleasure to know, and work with. He was only in Toledo Municipal Court a short time, but I learned a lot working for him. He was also a wicked card player when Judges,Prosecutors, Court Staff, and Deputies would would leave the titles at the door and play every day at lunch time.
Condolences to the family of Judge Skow.
Debbie Rump
June 22, 2009
Judge Skow was a role model and mentor to many attorneys in our community. I respected his commitment to justice, to his community, and most importantly to his family. I will miss his intellect, his wit and his smile.
Emily Hessling
June 22, 2009
To the Skows,
My thoughts and prayers are with you now, and always.
Love,
Emily
Jessica Eckhart
June 22, 2009
Sarah and family, I am so sorry to hear of the passing of your father. Sarah you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. God bless.
June 22, 2009
Skow Family, Our hearts and prayers are with you at this very hard time. Know that we are with you and if you need anything, just call. Love to All, Linda, Dave, Adrienne, Megan and Marty Anderson (Perrysburg, OH)
John Kolodzaike
June 22, 2009
Dear Felicia: My sympathy to and your family. May God welcome William into Heaven.
Linda Elaine Watson
June 22, 2009
My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
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