William Blaine "Bill" Mason

Bill Mason was my Spanish teacher at Gilroy High in 1969. Always an upbeat and encouraging guy. He encouraged us to bring our guitars and sing Mexican songs in class.

Dear Brian and family, Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. We just found out that uncle Bill died. That's what Janci and Jacob Adams called him. I remember your mom and Bill would help babysit the kids and even bought Jacob special sneakers to run with. They were both so kind and loving. The last time we saw uncle Bill was at Victoria's Mexican restaurant to have a memory lunch for Jacob Adams. He had just written his book and was so very pleased with it.. He also talked about...

Querido Professor Mason, Que en Paz descanse. Soy una estudiante de Usted. My deepest Sympathy to Mr. Mason´s family. I feel extremely fortunate to have been in Mr. Mason´s English/Spanish Class of 1967, at Gilroy High. I owe him so much for teaching me to Read and Write in my first language. His influence in the love of culture made me a proud Latino woman. Because of him and his love of teaching made It easy for me to choose a career in Education. I wanted to be a...