A service for immediate family was held at St. Bill attended the University of Arkansas, where he was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity and graduated in with a BS in Accounting. During their college years, Bill started dating Margaret Phillips, who he had known since they were in the first grade. They moved immediately to Indianapolis, Indiana, where Bill served as an instructor in the U. He shared his legal expertise and his business wisdom with many clients, friends, and family over the years, and was a mentor to many young lawyers, including his sons-in-law, Dean Tetirick and Boyd Naylor.
His focus on helping individuals protect and administer their estates led to being certified in Estate Planning and Probate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Bill was an entrepreneur at heart, and in addition to practicing law, he had investments in businesses ranging from custom T-shirts, construction equipment rentals, pawn shops, oil and gas, and a nightclub.
Bill held in highest regard his business association with J. Behringer and Helen Ridings which lasted over 50 years. Bill had a gift for analyzing all types of situations and offering wise, sensible advice, and he was generous to share that gift with his children and grandchildren, extended family, friends, business associates, and numerous organizations in Waco. It was very important to him that the younger generation of his family receive a good education, and he felt an obligation to support the Waco community financially and with his time.
Over the years, Bill volunteered his time to serve at St. Bill and Margaret made life-long friends in Waco and were active members of St. They raised their four children, Mary Katherine, Laura, Alison and David, in a home full of love, fun and inspiration. During the empty nester stage of their life, Margaret and Bill enjoyed traveling abroad with friends, hosting family and friends at their home in Port Aransas and spending precious time with their grandchildren.
When Margaret passed away in December , the couple had just celebrated 48 years of marriage. They had a nightly dinner date, traveled with friends, and enjoyed being part of the Waco community together.
