William (Bill) J. Proulx

I had the sincere pleasure to work with Bill at Xilinx/AMD. Even though he did not come into the office that much (due to customer support travels), every time he did, I thoroughly enjoyed our conversations. When he did visit the office, we NEVER talked about work, we always had deep conversations about FAMILY. He adored Hunter and Kendall, and that is ALL he ever spoke about, his deep LOVE for the his two daughters. They are the luckiest young women to have had Bill as their father, and...

I first meet Bill when he was at Cabletron and again when he was at a startup. His quiet energy, enthusiasm and curiosity was infectious and we grew to be friends. Later I had the honor of bringing him into Xilinx where he became a core part of the team while logging more miles in his truck than anyone thought possible to maintain his personal life he loved so much in NH. I enjoyed his quiet humor and his smile when stating the obvious truth over the many years we worked together. Bill was...

Our time together is never long enough. I will see you in heaven and you better not be hunting! All my love to you Bill. You will stay dear to me in my heart. Love. Joyce Coidakis