William Tilley

New him when managing Shakeys in Hollywood, Culver City and Guam when it was opening around the 1980´s

It is hard to believe that it has been 10 years since our friend Bill passed away. As a fellow friend and student at Montebello High School, I always admired Bill for his positive attitude about life and looked for opportunities to make money. Even in high school he hired someone to wash cars at a service station on Whittier Blvd. I have shared with many people in my life how Bill had a vision and worked hard to make that vision become a reality. He definitely left his mark based on his...

If Bill (my MHS Classmate of 1957) had lived on as I have since 1939, he would have continued to inspire young people not to give up on any hopes of achievements. If they did, they would fail. He always had a good word for folks and was one that inspired many others to move forward in life and make a positive difference in the way people lived.

This Man is remarkable, AMAIZING, You can't put him in one word, I worked with this Man for only for 9 years, If you spoke with him one on one, He was like a kid and wanted to play like one. He purchased a Red and Silver Pick-up truck and would drive around the property he owned, not to see what he had but he put a presents on you and only in so many words you could look at him and see all he wanted was the best. I have never meet a person that had everything yet Loved to take the time to...

I met Bill while on a business trip to LA a few years ago. I sat with him while he told stories about famous people and places, each one being "his good friend". Of course, I didn't believe any of them, but I was having too much fun laughing with him to think about calling it an early night. He asked me to come to the house the next day so that he could give me a copy of the book that "his good friend" Warren Buffet had written. Needless to say, I was overwhelmed to discover that each story...

I remember showing Bill @ my uncle's office my car a 1949 Dodge WOODY and bill smiling looking @ my car which had a surfboard on top...his cousin, Randy Karjala, Colorado Springs, Colorado

William "Doc" Wilhelm

God Speed Bill...Fight On!!

RGS