William Butler O'Connell

Bill was a devoted grandfather to Dylan often hauling him around on many trips as a baby with diaper bag in tow . That impressed me and not common for the time . He knew almost as much about movies as the people who made them . My daughter and Bill shared that love of movies and I can remember driving thru Chicago on several occasions while the two of them discussed in-depth details of favorite movies . I appreciated Bills interest in our family and give him credit for helping to raise and...

I cannot grasp the idea that Bill is gone. He is (not was - never plan to use the word `was´) one of the vey few people who I think about calling whenever anything significant occurs. And now I can´t. And that ... well it kinda sucks. Bill was someone who could always brighten my day ... often inadvertently as he explained his causes and his particular peeves of that day. Bill & I carpooled to high school, kept in touch for the ensuing 60-some years. Turned out Bill and I were...