William Bill Cahill

Colonel (Retired) William (Bill) Cahill Age 61, died Saturday, December 10, 2005. He was born October 21, 1944 in Centralia, Washington to William and Norma Cahill of Olympia. Bill graduated from Olympia High School in 1962, married Mary Jo Gilligan in 1969, and joined the Army the same year. Bill's education included a Bachelor's in Business Administration, a Master's in Business Administration, a Master's in Healthcare Administration, and a management degree from the Wharton School. Bill spent 30 years serving in the Medical Service Corps of the United States Army. During his career he served as the Healthcare Administration Consultant to the Surgeon General of the Army and as the Chief Financial Officer of the U.S. Army Medical Department. He retired in 1999 as the Chief of Staff at Madigan Army Medical Center. Bill's accomplishments are far too numerous to mention, but some of which he and his family are most proud are as follows. He was a Fellow with the American College of Healthcare Executives from which he received the Federal Excellence in Healthcare Leadership Award and the Senior Level Healthcare Executive Regents' Award. Bill was named Preceptor of the Year at Baylor University and was a published author. He received extensive military honors including the Legion of Merit three times. Bill took pleasure in public speaking, for which he was well known, hunting, fishing and golfing. However, Bill considered his family his greatest accomplishment. Survivors include his parents, Bill and Norma, wife, Mary Jo, of 36 years, son Colin (Stephanie) of Maryland, daughter Megan (Tom) Brotherson of Colorado, brothers, Jim (Wanda) and David (Susan) both of Olympia, four grandchildren, and a large extended family. Services to celebrate his life, will be held on Tuesday, December 20th at 1:00 p.m. at Mills & Mills Funeral Home, 5725 Littlerock Road SW, Tumwater.