Barbara Abeille (Friend)

Entered October 10, 2021 from France

So very sorry to learn of Bill’s passing. My deepest condolences go out
to the family.
XxxBarbara

David and Andrea Kirshenblatt (Cousin)

Entered October 10, 2021 from Thornhill

Dear Florence. Both Andrea and I are saddened to hear about Bill's passing. In the short time that we knew him, we found him to be fascinating with a great sense of humour. It's too bad that we didn't get to know him better. May you be comforted with all the great memories you and Bill had together! We will be in touch!!

Love

David and Andrea

Judy and Jerry Ginsberg (Good friend)

Entered October 10, 2021 from Toronto

Dear Florence,

We are so sorry to hear this sad news. We send our heart-felt condolences to you and your family and hope you can take some comfort in the knowledge that Bill lived a full life that was replete with wonderful accomplishments and experiences as well as the love and caring of his beautiful family and his many good friends.
We will miss him very much.

Much Love,
Judy and Jerry

Linda Cameron and Lee Bartel (Friends and neighbors)

Entered October 10, 2021 from Beaver Valley

Our thoughts are with you!!!!!

Marilyn Mirabelli (Friend)

Entered October 10, 2021 from Toronto

I remember Bill especially through the Associates of the Toronto Symphony. Chatting about any number of subjects at the after parties. I was very happy to reconnect with Bill in Toronto and at the Farm. Rest in peace beautiful friend.

It is with a heavy heart that I must announce the passing of my beloved husband, Bill on October 8, 2021. Bill was a devoted father and grandpa, and an adoring husband to me. He was a very private man with a huge heart, wry wit and an infectious laugh. I have often had to tell people who didn’t know him well that Bill may not say much, but when he does choose to say something, it will be worth listening to.

My Bill was humble about his accomplishments in life, which were many. After receiving his degree in electrical engineering at Case Western Reserve in Cleveland, he worked for Boeing in Seattle, training colonels on how to launch Minute Man Missiles. Bill did a stint at NASA where he wrote the specs for the life support monitoring system for the Gemini program. He decided to return to Canada and attend medical school at U of T and spent the rest of his career being a caring and brilliant diagnostician as a family and emergency medicine physician. He also found time to write a book about solutions to the health care system in Canada and get a patent for his research with colleagues at Sunnybrook Hospital.

Bill was a man of many interests and talents. He read voraciously and invented amusing words that became part of our family lexicon; He loved music, from Bach Cantatas to Kenny Loggins, was an excellent skier, and enjoyed his many years as a member of the Royal Canadian Yacht Club. Bill loved our farm and the opportunities it gave him to drive around in his tractor, play games with the family and fly his model airplanes. He had every tool imaginable, including a full welding shop. He could fix anything and did. But he could not fix the Parkinson’s Disease that took its toll over the past several years.

The family is grateful for the loving care Bill received at the Meaford Hospital and at Meighen Manor during these last difficult months.

Rest in peace my darling.