
Thanks, Mike, for those remembrances. It was less than a year ago when I visited Bill at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's ICU. We had a long talk - long enough to make me late for my club speaking engagement that evening - but how can you not? Bill seemed far less concerned about his own medical situation than he was about finding new avenues to attract youth into Amateur Radio. When I told him about the booth we had recently set up at the huge Maker Faire in San Mateo, he seemed quite excited and enthusiastic. He also expressed concern for the long-term care of his wife, who has advanced Alzheimer's. I suspect he wore himself out taking care of her at home; he would go days with little food or sleep, and that had to take its toll on his health. It illustrates that, in the many facets of his life, he was more concerned about others than he was about himself. As Mike observed, that's a legacy that money can't buy. RIP, Bill. Marty N6VI