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Gone But Not Forgotten
WILLIAM R. SEMPF "BILLY" FORMERLY OF HOBART, IN
William R. Sempf "Billy", age 48, of Stuart, FL, formerly of Hobart, passed away Saturday, August 6, 2011. Bill was a graduate of Hobart High School, class of 1980. He currently worked for the Allegro Co. Bill was a former Hobart Police Officer. He was a former correctional officer for the Lake County Jail. Bill's passions were hunting and fishing. He was a very compassionate animal lover. Bill moved to Florida in 2009, where he passed away.
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Cheri Dwight (Kaltenbach)
A beautiful tribute per Jeff Galovic:
Bill Sempf was my best friend from the time I was 4 until I was 11. You probably ask how you can put a date on it--well he lived across the street until we both moved away to different neighborhoods. When you are 11 different neighborhoods might as well be different countries, I remember Billy and I playing baseball almost every day in the summer--he was a good catcher. I remember him and I catching Monarch butterflies. I remember we both were somewhat of a pyromaniac--we used to start fires in the empty lots and use a board to stop them . His mom Carol has a match collection and when I would stay overnight we would get into them and try to light small fires(not a smart thing). I remember when we went to St Bridget’s in the 1st grade and they called off school after a half day--they called all the parents except Billy's and mine--we sat on the church steps and everyone was gone--we were 6 years old and it was pretty scary. Billy walked home-- a 2 mile walk on his own--I was always impressed with that. After the age of 11 we didn't spend much time together--in fact I hadn't talked to him I'm in nearly 30 years. However, I owe him for having a great friend growing up and will always be grateful to him for that. I'll always remember him as a good catcher, a good bowler and the best friend a kid could have growing up.
I couldn't have said it better, Jeff.