William Fairgrieve

If there is anyone I ever worked with who was more highly regarded, respected and trusted than Bill Fairgrieve, I don´t know who that could have been. It was a pleasure to know him, and I grieve his passing. Sincere condolences to his family.

Bill was my college roommate for four years. After graduation he moved to Michigan and I stayed around Cincinnati. We never got together over the next 52 years but my memories of Bill and Mary have come rushing back. Mary, I know you did your best taking care of Bill these final months. It had to be hard then, and hard now. He is sleeping with the Lord now. God Bless.

I am very sorry to hear of Bill's passing. He was my boss and team member for 10 years at the House Fiscal Agency before he retired. It was a great privilege to work with him, he was a hard worker and a good manager as well as positive and kind. It was always great to see him when he stopped by in later years. I will always remember him. My condolences to Mary, Andrew and his family, of whom he often spoke with great love.

While traveling for Hurricane Ike duty with the Red Cross we met a young lady at the airport in Cincinnati. She was also a Red Cross volunteer. She knew about Onekama Michigan because She had an Uncle and Aunt who were building a new house there. Her name is Jessica Fairgrieve, and she became the connection to our meeting Mary and Bill. This was in 2009. Bill and Mary were easy to know and very easy to like. We enjoyed many wonderful times together. Sharing our interests in reading,...

We met Bill and Mary at a Road Scholar bike trip in Wisconsin almost 12 years ago and have been friends ever since. He was such a kind, caring man. He´ll be greatly missed.

Diane and I met Bill and Mary just after moving to Onekama in 2013. We've dined together. A great memory was the Downton Abby dinner the two of them hosted at their beautiful home. We played golf together. Bill was a "sleeper"; a slight build, quiet, but he'd always surprise you with the great drive, long approach shot, or the delicate chip. In 2015, when I was laid up healing from retinal reattachment surgery, and Diane was working, Bill and Mary would come over, administer my endless...