Uncle Bill Is Gone

Vaya con Dios, Uncle Bill. You've earned the rest and a break from all the suffering.

As I said way back in the old "UB, one of the 'good ones'?" thread, you weren't just one of the good ones, you were what the good ones aspired to be.
I'll never forget you.

Auntie Yangdu, our condolences, and please let us know if there is anything we can do.
 
I am sad.
I feel no sadness for him.

He more than most lived a truly concious life.

Whatever one calls it,
his soul continues.

The sadness is in separation.
Reunion brings joy.

I wish I had met him in person.

More prayers for all.

Uncle Bill, continue your prayers for us.

May your legacy continue in a manner that would please you.


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He has blessed the lives of those he touched, may he now recieve the rewards he deserves. Fare thee well Bill, we'll all see ya again in a while...
 
Oh no. Goddamnit.

I can only imagine what you who have known him these many years must be going through. I swear I barely "knew" him for a year and a half and yet he touched my life in more ways that I can say. A dozen little e-mails he sent me, and his humanity and kindness came through in even the most mundane correspondence.

I wish I had been able to say goodbye to him. I wish I had known him for one hell of a lot longer than a lousy year and a half.

I know it has been used a lot, but I think of this poem now:

REQUIEM

"UNDER the wide and starry sky,
Dig the grave and let me lie.
Glad did I live and gladly die,
And I laid me down with a will!

"This be the verse you grave for me:
'Here he lies where he longed to be,
Home is the sailor, home from sea,
And the hunter home from the hill.'"

God Bless you and keep you Yangdu.

Norm
 
I do not own a HI kuhk or know the man outside of this place but certainly have a great respect for him

I am offering my own Episcopalian prayers and smoke right now.

Blessings from NC USA.

Chris
 
Bill, thank you for influencing my life.

I will never forget him and what he has done, both for me and others. I pray that I may go to my final rest having lived half the life Bill did. God, I can't express my admiration.



Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.

Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,
Do not go gentle into that good night.

Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

And you, my father, there on the sad height,
Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.




Bill did not go gentle into that good night. He gave the end hell and made death work its butt off. He lived life well and was unjaded to the end. He provides an example for me and, I'm sure, for others.

Yangdu, my heart goes out to you. Especially now, know that you're not alone. We're all here and will offer whatever we can to help. You have but to ask.

My prayers, smoke, and blessings always.

Chris, aka Nam
 
The Cantina will never be the same, yet it will go on thanks to Bill's example. While I mourn his death, I also thank God that men like him existed in my lifetime.

Bob Mayberry
 
One thing I like about the the French is the difference between "Au Revoir" and "Adieu".

To Uncle Bill I say "Au Revoir" - until we see each other again, not "Adieu" for goodbye.

I never met him, but did speak to him a few times. His dry humour will be missed.
 
I am sorry that I never got to meet UB in person, but am glad to have done business with him, Yangdu, and HI. It's been less than 3 months since I bought my first HI Khukuri.

It's a sad day for all.

My sincere condolences.
 
Although I posted this in my unbirthday thread it really belongs here as a memorial to Uncle Bill and could very well have been penned by him. I think it pretty much says things the way Uncle Bill felt and tried to express his feelings about the great beyond....


Do not stand at my grave and weep.
I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain,
I am the gentle autumn's rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush,
I am the swift uplifting rush
of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there, I did not die...
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Yvsa said:
Although I posted this in my unbirthday thread it really belongs here as a memorial to Uncle Bill and could very well have been penned by him. I think it pretty much says things the way Uncle Bill felt and tried to express his feelings about the great beyond....


Do not stand at my grave and weep.
I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain,
I am the gentle autumn's rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush,
I am the swift uplifting rush
of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there, I did not die...
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God bless and God speed Uncle Bill! Death is only a passing from one plain of existance to another. May Uncle Bill have fair winds and clear sailing. :)

Yangdu, My condoluenses. Uncle Bill was a good man. If there is anything we can do to help, please ask. We are here for you. If you need some time off, don't hesitate to take it, we will understand and be here for you when you get back.

Yvsa, that Poem is lovely. :) thank you for sharing it with us. It also helps express what I feel about passing.

Heber
 
He is at peace now and only his friends are in pain. But his works and his memory will continue to provide for us.
 
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