William Scaife

The man was amazing on the football field and a stand up friend to all of the players and coaches. Peace be with the family and all who knew him well.

The DPU football team members still remember your consistent contribution to our successes. RIP my friend.

It has been 9 years and I still think of Bill every time our Tiger football teams get together and many days in between because Bill played a major part in my most famous play as a DePauw football player. He snapped the ball to Dan Breckenridge to hold the ball for me to kick the winning field goal in the Monon Bell game in Crawfordsville in 1966. I remember it because the ball bounced back to Dan who got it on the tee and for some reason I hesitated in starting my kicking motion and that...

As a former DePauw football teammate of Bill, I want to express the sadness of all the ballplayers who knew him. We will remember the Scaife stories with fondness.

I worked for "Snapper" in the mid-80s at HQ Tactical Air Command when I was a captain and he was a lt colonel. He was bigger than life, a kind and caring person. And, he taught me more about leadership than almost everyone else combined. Over the years I've heard his words coming out of my mouth.

My sincerest condolences to Bill's family and friends. Although I hadn't seen Bill since the mid-80s, my memories of him are still vivid and crisp, as if I had lived them yesterday. It was an honor to have served and to have flown with him. He will continue to be the gold standard against which I measure integrity, dedication to duty, and professionalism - I hope to match his examples as I continue on my journey through life. I will remember him with great fondness.

Ron and I are so sorry to hear about Bill. We send our sympathy to all the family.

Good officer, aviator, instructor and friend. Always fun at the AWACS reunions. One or my roomates at Langley for 4 months in 1986. I'll miss him.
Bob Crawford