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Mary Zimmerman posted a condolence
My condolences to Kathy and April, so sorry for your loss. I hope that time and the wonderful memories of Bill will help you to heal. Sorry I couldn't make the funeral but was away on vacation. Take care and God Bless,
Mary
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Fran Rocks posted a condolence
Bill was one of my best neighbors. He was so caring & kind. He was always there to help someone. When my husband passed away 20 yrs. ago he would come over to my property now & then to see if anything needed repairs. He knew me & my daughter were not good at fixing things so Bill would repair what ever needed fix-in. I was so sad when Bill & Kathy decided to move. I really missed having such a good-hearted neighbor. I know he is in Heaven with God.
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Jon L Giesecke posted a condolence
For My Brother Bill
I don’t know if I will be reading this or if I have to hand it off to someone else. I have never been able to speak well when feeling such pain and joy combined, the pain of loss and the joy of knowing where Bill is at this very second, but let’s give it a go.
Bill and I had a real neat relationship, we would tease each other like most brothers do, but love each other like two men that have the same beliefs and trust in the Lord. When Willie told me that he was diagnosed with cancer just about a month ago, I was stunned, shocked and slammed down with a crushing blow! I was on a business trip sitting at a Ruby Tuesdays in Alabama. I started to cry on the phone and he said, “don’t cry Jonnie, it’s not the end, it’s a new beginning.� Wow, that was Bill in a nut shell.
He often talked of our mom, who is in heaven for 50 years now. He and she are now re-united. What a happy time they are having. They don’t want us to be sad, they want us to know that we can and will be joining them some day. John 3:16 tells us how this is possible. “For God so loved the world that he gave his son Jesus so that whosoever believes on Him will not perish, but have ever lasting life� This is true! I don’t know about you, but I am a “Whosoever�. I can’t tell you why things happen, but I can tell you with full confidence that “Jesus is Lord� and He is in control. Some day when we are all together in Heaven, we will laugh and sing and have fun.
So let’s celebrate life and remember the Billy we all love. And yes, he did bring a full grown horse in the house to show mom. Mom, sick on the couch, said bring him in here so I can see him. So he did; he had to make the horse duck to get him in the front door. Dad came down the steps and almost pooped himself. “Get that thing out of here before he falls thru the floor�. He once rescued a wounded egret in Stone Harbor. He brought him home to our little cottage, 10905 Second Avenue, and with mom’s help, put him in the bathtub with water, clams, sand and all. Well, Dad was working night shift and came got home somewhere around 1 or 2 in the morning. He went in to pee and heard something behind him. Jump? Did he jump? You will have to ask him, he is sitting right there. What a surprise in the middle of the night. We had every kind of stray dog, turtle, cat or what have you rescued by our Billy. He loved animals of all kinds; we all thought he would make a great vet.
Jeff and Bill loved their golf. They got to fulfill a dream this past year and played Pebble Beach. Wow what a blessing. Those two had a relationship that grew closer each day, but as little kids they fought like a cat and dog. Talk about a 360. Jeff, I wish I could fill in bro, but mini-golf is all I am good at.
Bob and Bill also grew closer over the years, Bill would love to tell Bob stories and work on the bay with Skye. Skye and Bill really became a team. Skye, remember the life lessons Uncle Bill taught you. Keep them close to your heart.
Just this summer, Bill came east to Stone Harbor to help Pop and Edna get thru a tough health issue. He became their chief cook and bottle washer. I think it was God’s way of letting them re-connect with their son. Thank you Lord for letting them have that special time together. Pop and Edna, you guys are an inspiration to all who know you. You are both the toughest people I know. Thanks for the lessons on tough.
Kathy, Know that Billy is OK. He is alive and well in Heaven. Take only one day at a time and ask God for the strength and grace to get thru just one more day. Don’t worry or fret, our God will comfort you in such a supernatural way, you will marvel at the peace you will find. Jeanette always tells me not to eat an elephant in one bite, it will stick in your throat. Just take small bites and soon you will be down to the hair on the tail. We try to face each problem that way and take one bite at a time. We often say to each other when doing a large project, “well I am down to the hair on the tail�.
April and Matthew, your dad was so proud of you both, always bragging you guys up to me. The Kids this, the kids that. The grand kids were his life. Stay strong, cling to each other and have lots of time for mom. Know that you did all you could do as doctors and as children. April you told me of a vision you had the day before your dad went to heaven. You saw our mom, your grand mom coming to take Billy to heaven on a horse. Jeanette said to me, “there is the connection, grandma to granddaughter, nurse to nurse.�
Bill and I always teased about losing hair. Just the other day on the phone he told me the radiation had made all his hair fall out. I felt sick to my stomach and started to tell him that it would come back better than before. He said, “I’m just messing with you bro, you know, like always�.
My son Mike loved his Uncle Bill. He always regrets not being old enough to fly with him in his ultra-light. Yes, Bill was quite an accomplished pilot. He flew up to see us once in Downingtown with Kathy and April. We picked them up at our little country airport. They stayed for the day and when we took them back to the airplane, Bill did a pre flight inspection, keyed the radio to a special frequency to turn on the runway lights and off they went into the night sky. Jeanette, Mike and I stood there in amazement that my baby brother could do such a thing.
One quick and funny story before I end. It was around 1957; Bill, Jeff and I had just gotten a red “Pluto Platter� from the 5&10 in Stone Harbor. We really got good at throwing that thing. By the way they call it a Frisbee now. Any way Bill and I made up a game and were keeping score as to who could throw the Pluto Platter between the wires coming from the telephone pole to the house on Weber Court. The score was tied up and only one point from one of us winning. I took my best throw to win the game and just missed, but I yelled “right thru�, Bill yelled back, “right thru my ass� just as dad came out the back door. Well in those days his hearing was very sharp and so was the whack on Bill’s butt. Talk about poor timing. Jeff, some how you missed out on that one, huckster. Oh yeah, we all called each other huckster after the old huckster that would drive his old pickup truck up and down the streets of Stone Harbor back in the 50’s yelling, “huckster, huckster, fresh Jersey tomatoes, fresh corn, peaches, get yer blueberries here� It just caught on and stuck for over 50 years.
All you others that I didn’t mention, thanks for being a huge support team for Kathy and “the kids�. They need you now more than ever. God bless you all.
I am going to end now with my favorite Bible verse that brought me through many tough times. Isaiah 41:10…….. God says, “Fear not for I am with you�. Write that on your heart today and believe it. God spoke those words out loud to me during the night back in 1991 when I was going thru a real tough time. That was all I needed at that time and is true still today.
Love,
Brother Jon
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jeff giesecke posted a condolence
Billy was a terrific brother,father,husband,grandfather. We spoke often about family and played golf as much as possible. We wentto Pebble Beach in April and had a great time filled with many memories. It was the trip of a lifetime that we made together. I'm going to miss him alot. I willkeep him and his family in my thoughts and prayers
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Victor posted a condolence
Mr. Giesecke is sadly missed . He was caring memory to our family and friends . My prayers are with the Family . From Victor Cocco -Blue Anchor NJ .
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Sharon Hickey posted a condolence
Dearest Kathy, I am so sorry to hear you have lost your darling husband, Bill. My prayers are with you and your family. God bless you, Sharon.
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