William T. "Bill" Thorsen

I was truly sad to hear the news of Bill's passing yesterday. He and his wife Doris were great friends to my late grandparents and practically my entire family. Growing up and visting my grandparents I remember going to their house a lot and the wonderful popcorn that Bill would always make. He was always very funny and sweet to me I will always remember that.

As a good friend of Dan Thorsen's since 1987, I used to love visiting the family home in Petaluma specifically because Dan's parents were so "cool", such a joy to be around! They always were so warm and welcoming and down-to-earth, and would inquire about events in my life that I'd mentioned months earlier on previous visits with genuine curiosity. I felt especially during the time Dan was having health problems that Dan's father and mother were especially brave, and reached out so generously...