William A. Doonan

Bill:
We first met at Senn High School in 1941,when I moved to Chicago. We worked together at the Nortown Theatre. Just before we graduated from high school, you & I went downtown and enlisted in the U.S. Navy. You went to Farragut, Idaho and I went to Great Lakes. We saw each other again after the war was over. Although we kept in touch, we went our separate ways. Then, in 1980, we saw each other every so often in La Porte, Indiana. The company I worked for had a factory only about 4...

Bill:
Your passing creates such sorrow for all who knew you. It creates additional sorrow for me because of the tremendous loss of a wonderful human being and being the incredible father of the woman I love. You always treated me the highest respect and understanding. You were thoughtful, caring, and and always mede me feel welcome. You made me feel special. You will become a emptiness in my life because of your fatherly nature to your daughter Gail. And You know what I told you, I will...

I AM SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS. REMEMBER THAT HE WILL ALWAYS BE WITH YOU.

DEAR GAIL, I AM SO VERY SORRY TO HEAR THAT YOUR DAD HAS PASS AWAY. I AM SORRY THAT I NEVER DID MEET HIM. BUT THE TIMES I SPOKE WITH HIM ON THE PHONE WE WOULD TALK FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR LIKE WE WERE OLD FRIENDS. I WILL MISS HIM ALSO. IF THERE IS ANY THING I CAN DO TO HELP YOU THROUGH THIS PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL ME. YOUR FRIEND AND CLASSMATE KARAN-BOBELE-THOMAS

Goodbye Bill. You will be missed. Sorry I didn't visit more often, but you were in my thoughts. I have a lot of memories of you, but my favorite memory was when you and Gail came over for dinner on Xmas Eve one year and you both helped me wrap my last minute Xmas gifts. But you're hands were so dry, they cracked and bled, so I gave you some super hand cream from Avon and you used it for days and called me to tell me it was the best hand cream you ever used and how much it helped your hands....

Dear Uncle Bud,

Our families have always been close for as long as I can remember. You were always respected by family members and others you knew. Always kind, understanding, patient and had the greatest sense of humor. (You could always make us laugh.) I will always remember when our family would visit you took me out to practice driving, my Dad would take Gail and you would tell me to "step on it". This meant I could actually go 40 miles an hour! You gave me confidence and I...

DEAREST DAD,
YOU WILL BE MISSED IN MY HEART FOR ALL OF MY DAYS!! YOU WERE MY FIRST LOVE. SHARING BOTH THE GOOD TIMES AS WELL AS THE TOUGH TIMES YOU WERE ALWAYS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME. YOU TAUGHT ME TO BE INDEPENDENT, LOVING, THOUGHTFUL, HONEST, AND CARING OF OTHERS. MOSTLY HOW PRECIOUS LIFE REALLY IS. THERE WILL FOREVER BE A MISSING PIECE IN MY LIFE. YOU WERE MY DAD FOR 52 YEARS AND LIFE WITHOUT YOU SEEMS QUITE SCAREY NOW. I HOPE I MAKE YOU PROUD.
I LOVE YOU. I WILL ALWAYS MISS...