Grand Rapids, Michigan
GOFF, CHARLES WILLIAM "BILL" Charles William "Bill" Goff Died March 22, 2012, at age 86. He was dearly loved by his surviving family: devoted wife of 56 years, Louise (Emmert), son, Dr. Thomas (Mei-lin Louis) Goff, sister, Jane Ferger, grandchildren, Kuei-ling (Cameron) Heard, Huaxian Louis-Goff,...
Read MoreOur thoughts are with your family. Louise and Tom we will never forget the opportunities given to us by Bill as he pioneered his dream. Thanks for the memories. John and Judy (Baker) O'Rourke/The O'Rourke family
April 02, 2012
Dear Louise, Tom and Family, I'm very sorry to hear of Uncle Bill's passing. Thanks for the wonderful times we had visiting you over the years. All the fun our family had at the lake and skiing Cannonsburg will never be forgotten. They were the most fun times I ever had as a kid. Take Care.
Steven Simpkins
April 02, 2012 | Costa Mesa, CA
May your memories of the wonderful times you shared with your loved one comfort you and your family, today and always.
American Heart Association
March 30, 2012
Our sincere sympathy to you, Louise, and to Tom and his family, on losing Bill. His wisdom and generosity and unconditional kindness will be sorely missed here at the lake shore.
Mike and Katie Cuncannan
March 29, 2012
Dear Louise, Tom and Family - Please accept my condolences and those of my Family on Bill's passing. During our visits to "Bill Goff's" back in the 60's, I marveled at Bill's combination of energy, enthusiasm and friendliness. An enduring memory of Bill was formed on a hot July 1963 afternoon on the clay tennis court behind the Goff cottage at Grand Haven. Bill had just finished an exhausting set with my Dad. Then a 9-year-old kid, I was hanging around just watching my heroes. When Bill saw...
Bill Reamon, Jr.
March 28, 2012 | Grand Rapids, MI
MR. GOFF, WHAT A DIFFERENCE HE MADE IN MY LIFE. HE AND HIS FAMILY WERE NEIGHBORS TO US ON CALVIN STREET. HIS SON TOM AND I WERE FRIENDS. ONE NIGHT TOM ASKED IF I WANTED TO GO SEE A PLACE WHERE HIS FAMILY WAS MAKING A SKI HILL. WE WENT TO THIS LARGE HILL OUTSIDE NORTHERN GRAND RAPIDS. I COULD SEE THE TREES WERE CLEARED AND THESE LARGE METAL POLES WERE ALREADY PLACED ON THE HILL. I WAS AND AM SO IMPRESSED WITH THEIR PROJECT. I EVENTUALLY WORKED AT THEIR SKI AREA SEVERAL SEASONS. WHAT...
Steve Horowitz
March 27, 2012 | Cedar Springs - Lakeview, MI
Although I have never aquired "The Skill" of skiing. Many have been blessed by "The Cannonsburg Ski Area". Your Legacy will live on. Through each life that you have touched. May you rest "In The Arm's of Jesus"! Tim, Lory & Eric Jost
Tim, Lory & Eric Jost
March 27, 2012 | Kentwood, MI
Blessings to the family. We were neighbors on Calvin St in Grand Rapids. Bill was an enterprising man. He showed us what the
"American Way" was all about.
Rud and Jeannette Abbott
March 27, 2012 | Naples, FL
Bill was a wonderful man with a warm, loving family. He will be missed...
Cynthia Williamson
March 27, 2012