William C. Reis

Dear Family & Friends of Bill

I used to work for my father, Tony Izzo (RIP) at Edit/Chicago back in the day!

I was honored to be at his splicer working as an apprentice assistant on dozens of campaigns during my short time, and it was then I was to have the pleasure of knowing, Bill Reis.

One of those campaigns was the safety buckle awareness ones- "You could learn a lot from a Dummy"

I remember Dave Thomas and I each cut the audio for one of my...

Hi Billy,
I stopped by to see you and Donna today. Sure hope you are both fishing with Dad and having a ball. Love you lots and am still crying, but time does heal and knowing you both are safe now gives me comfort.
Your loving sister Diane

To the wonderful family & friends of "Bill",
I came across this poem and thought of Bills family with such saddened hearts so heavy , and hope this will help you get through your troubled days.

As you read this, just think of Bill speaking these words to comfort you in his passing...


“I Am Free”

Don’t grieve for me, for now I’m free, I’m following the path God laid for me.

I took His hand when I heard Him call, I turned my...

Bill,

I smile everytime I think about calling your house on a Saturday and hearing you say,

"Oh, you must have gotten your paper route done early huh?"

I hope all of us that knew you can continue your "paper route".

You bring smiles to our faces when we think of you, Thank you for the memories!!

Tracy

Dear Bill,
I only knew you for a short period when you were a teenager and another short while just before your passing. It certainly was nice to see how such a really "cool" teen turned into a truly wonderful man. You made such a great impression on so many persons, myself included. When I was in your presence, I could sense God smiling at me through you! No wonder you were so loved!
Hope to see you in paradise, buddy.
Chuck

Brother Bill,
I can't believe you are gone. Two pictures keep coming to mind: you as a little tike with your shaved summer haircut wearing dark blue Levis and striped shirt and always smiling and playing catch.
Second is you hanging up your jacket at the lodge, staying in it and hanging your head as if you'd already had a few too many. You could really pull that one off good. Thanks for loving me Bill, much Love from me always, Your Sister Carol.

DAD, I REALLY MISS YOU. DO YOU REMEMBER THIS NOTE THAT MOM HAD ON HER REFRIGE? IT GOES LIKE THIS- A BUTTERFLY LIGHTS BESIDE US LIKE A SUNBEAM. AND FOR A BRIEF MOMENT IT'S GLORY AND BEAUTY BELONG TO OUR WORLD. BUT THEN IT FLIES ON AGAIN. AND THOUGH WE WISH IT COLD HAVE STAYED . WE FEEL SO BLESSED TO HAVE SEEN IT. DAY, I FEEL BLESSED TO HAVE HAD YOU FOR A DAD AND WOULD NOT TRADE OUR TIME TOGETHER FOR ANYTHING. I LOVE YOU, DAD- BILLY

DEAREST ONE. ARE YOU READING ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT ARE BEING WRITTEN ABOUT YOU?. EVERY WORD IS TRUE. YOU ARE MY KNIGHT IN SHINNING ARMOR AND ALWAYS WILL BE. OUR SONGS WILL ALWAYS BE OUR
SONGS. OUR JOKES, OUR JOKES AND OUR MEMORIES, OUR MEMORIES. YOU HAVE BROUGHT SO MUCH JOY, LOVE, LAUGHTER, KINDNESS , AND MOST OF ALL YOUR FAITH IN JESUS TO ALL OF US. MY LIFE BEGAN WHEN I MET YOU, YOU SPOILED ME, I WAS SO FORTUNATE TO BE LOVED BY YOU AND TO HAVE YOU TO LOVE. YOU ARE AN EXAMPLE...

Dear Reis Family...I'm so sorry to hear about my cousin Billy..I haven't seen him in many years and I'm not sure if he would ever remember me being the youngest of 4 children to his mother's brother Tom. The only thing I can remember about him is his laugh..May God bless the Reis family at time time of healing and Billy, if you can hear me, give my dad a hug up there because now he is our angel and missed very much.