Bill was so self-effacing he was not an easy person to know, but if you were his friend it was for life. He’d be the first person at your door if you needed help, or merely a good listener. Of all our classmates, he was probably the most gifted with words. He was a natural wit and a brilliant writer. He died much too early.
Bill was one of my two best friends at CHS. Besides being a brilliant scholar -- Phi Beta Kappa at Kenyon -- he was also an accomplished weightlifter. He would grip three 10-pound weights behind his neck and do sit-ups, saying, "I bet you don't know anybody who can do this, do you?" (I still don't.) He was the kind of person you think would never die, especially so early. He was a person of great integrity, and always would make sure when I drove to visit him, that I would not park in front of his neighbors' houses. His word meant something. I was hoping he would show up at the 40th reunion, but when he did not I searched for Bill on the Web, only to discover he had passed in 1997. Bill left a real impression on me, and others, and I am proud to have known him.
Michael Wolf
Bill was so self-effacing he was not an easy person to know, but if you were his friend it was for life. He’d be the first person at your door if you needed help, or merely a good listener. Of all our classmates, he was probably the most gifted with words. He was a natural wit and a brilliant writer. He died much too early.Dick Adler
Stephen Henkin
Bill was one of my two best friends at CHS. Besides being a brilliant scholar -- Phi Beta Kappa at Kenyon -- he was also an accomplished weightlifter. He would grip three 10-pound weights behind his neck and do sit-ups, saying, "I bet you don't know anybody who can do this, do you?" (I still don't.) He was the kind of person you think would never die, especially so early. He was a person of great integrity, and always would make sure when I drove to visit him, that I would not park in front of his neighbors' houses. His word meant something. I was hoping he would show up at the 40th reunion, but when he did not I searched for Bill on the Web, only to discover he had passed in 1997. Bill left a real impression on me, and others, and I am proud to have known him.