Born in Sydney N.S. Bill was a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force from 1951 to 1976. He was a good athlete and a very good all-round Rec Spec and an artist at visual publicity in support of Sports events and Recreation activities. He was a fan of Alfie Newman (Mad Comics) and used the "kid with the ears" frequently in his publicity posters. Bill worked at Bowden Institution from 1977 to his retirement. Stricken with dementia some years back he gradually succumbed to that affliction. He was a remarkable personality in his younger RecSpec/PERI days. His greatest love was golfing. He was past President of the Innisfail Golf and Country Club and was an active member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #104 in Innisfail AB.