William G. Patro

So many years have gone by but the memory of bill has not disappeared. There are so many events in my life I sure wish I could still share with him. More importantly, I miss hearing his stories and reading his letters he faithfully sent me each year. I have so many good memories .

Has it been that long. It seems like just yesterday that we went out to lunch or I received another humorous letter. That demonstrates that friends live on forever in your heart. Bill is that forever friend.

Bill has been a part of my life for nearly 40 years. He was there when my daughter was small, through my marriage, breakup and my leaving to go on the mission field to Guatemala in 1995. He wrote me at least two letters a year which i saved. letters full of stories and full of humor. i would just sit and read and laugh. Every year when i returned home he was my dinner or lunch buddy. this year when i came home and called his number was disconnected and i knew he was gone but never forgotten....

I was deeply saddened to hear about Bill. Bill and I were great friends for over 30 years. I met Bill at SSA in the 80's and we never lost touch. He was a friend who came into my life and never left. A "forever" friend, I called him. I will miss Bill so much. He was such a kind and thoughtful person.

Years ago I met Mark, other family members and also his Weimaraner.

So especially to the family, I would like to say--I'm sure Bill's goodness, his caring, his great...

I was saddened to hear of your loss.Memories are the legacy of love. A wonderful person to work with at Social Security.

So sad to hear of the loss of my good friend, Bill. We met and worked at SSA in the mid 80's--you meet lots of people, but few of them remain in your life as you move onto new positions, and retirement. I will surely miss him. He was a kind, gentle spirit with a wit and wry sense of humor. I last talked with Bill on his birthday and just told another SSA co-worker on Sunday that I was going to give him a call--imagine seeing this obit on Monday morning. To his family (I met Mark a few...