Bill, if the Lord allows you to read this my heart is with you my dear friend and you will never be forgotten.
While Bill was not a lifelong friend of mine, we both became friends back in mid 2000 when I began participating on the forums. Daily we would post together when there were no others around; doing all he could to help with the time he had to give. Bill has a heart of gold and selflessly gave of hiimself and many times without any compensation save for the fact that he was helping another individual. I can think of many times his intentions were misunderstood, but always at the heart of the matter was the consumers best interests. He was a man who put the needs and concerns of others before his own and it reflected in his work and what he did in his daily life. Hehe… sometimes he was so giving and informative that it’d be tough to get off the phone with him!
We had the chance to explore some technologies together and would often share our findings with one another regarding certain proportion combinations and facet structures, how they’d test out etc. and I’ll never forget our great times of discovery. We were like kids in a candy shop. :_)
He set an awesome example for all whom he came in contact with and he will be sorely missed. Marty, thank you for letting us know. I know of all people perhaps you were one of his closest friends. My prayers are with you during this time.
What a shock! A terrible loss to the consumers.
We had some wild times on Diamondtalk before we both got kicked off
Like Friends we had our fights / feuds and our apologies, I will truly miss him.
He will have his knowlege last forever on cyberspace.
That is beautiful.Date: 6/23/2007 8:40:45 PM
Author: Shay37
I just want to add my condolences to those of my other PS family members. I was in shock when I read this. He will be truly missed.
I just want to add something if you will indulge me just a bit. It is a description of the New Jerusalem from the book of Revelation. I had to look it up to share it with you, and I think you will know why.
It''s found in Revelation 21. John is following the angel who is measuring the New Jerusalem.
There is a wall and it has foundations. The wall is of jasper and the city was pure gold like unto clear glass. The foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald; the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst. And the twelve gates of the city were twelve pearls and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
I think our RockDoc will feel quite at home there.
shay