We miss your smile and presence! Enjoy Heaven with all its: "We can only imagine" Glory, and with all who have gone before You and those who have joined you recently!
This memorial website was created in memory of our loved one, William Wickline (Bill) of Port Townsend, Washington. Bill passed away suddenly on February 20, 2016, due to complications from cancer. He was 75.
A celebration of Bill’s life will be held at 2 p.m. on March 5, 2016, at the Fort Worden Chapel, 200 Battery Way, Port Townsend, Washington. A potluck reception will follow.
Donations
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Tributes
Leave a tributeWe miss your smile and presence! Enjoy Heaven with all its: "We can only imagine" Glory, and with all who have gone before You and those who have joined you recently!
Enjoy the "Bliss of Heaven!"
You and Dan will have alot to talk about ...!
Miss YOU BOTH beyond words to express!
Now hiding so much we would like to know...?
Thank you Bill for letting us ponder!
From Dan, Brother-In-Law
His memory lives on in ours and remains unforgetable---in every way!"
Love and prayers are sent your way.
REMEMBERING BILL "OUR HEARTFELT MEMORIES ARE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY" LOVE AND PRAYERS ARE SENT YOUR WAY! GOD BLESS!
"BILL IS HARD TO FORGET, NOT FOR WHAT HE SAID, BUT FOR WHAT HE DID!
HIS HANDS SPOKE LOUDER THAN HIS WORDS" DAN and SELMA
Remembering:
Bill our "Silent" and "Dependable Friend"
whose "Friendship" shall never end "Here
and "Forever!"
"When tears fall and nights are long,
Just remember the "Love and Memories"
of our "Loved Ones" are forever strong!"
LOVE and PRAYERS are sent your Way!
God Bless!
Dan & Selma
He was prematurely from all of us, but then who can question
the wisdom of God.
Our thoughts and prayers are sent your way.
Love and Prayers,
Dan and Selma Kolke
Dear Cousin Patti and Family,
You are in my thoughts and prayers on the third anniversary of your husband Bill being in Heaven. I pray all your wonderful memories of him will bring you joy and peace.
Love Always,
Norma Dean
we remember and reminisce with You on
Bill's 78th Birthday!!
Our heartfelt Thoughts and Prayers are with Patricia,
her family, and friends.
May our Loving Lord be with YOU ALL!
And hold You All close to His Heart!
And may the Lord surround you with
His EVERLASTING LOVE!
God Blessing to YOU!
Love YOU ALL!
The first time was when we both were in the Inglewood Active 20-30 club.
It was made up of young professionals. We used to meet weekly. The president would
Randomly pick one of the members and he had to introduce all the attendees. You would
Get fined $ for every one you missed.
On one of our meetings, there were two Bills! We could not tell a Bill from a Kurt.
It was like “which one is Bill and which one is Kurt?” The club was enriched with quite
A few $’s.
The last time I saw Bill was when the Wicklines and the Cordovas toured the South
We were packed in a flex ford. Bill was driving and Kurt was navigating. Kurt's GPS was more
Like a compass. Patti was in the extreme end of the Flex and you could see she was worried
That we might be lost. She said “Bill do you know where you are going?”
And Bill’s response was “No but were sure are making good time!”
All best wishes to Patti, the girls and Brent.
Love, Celia
Bill was my father-in-law. I first met Bill and Patti 37 years ago when, as a 16-year old dressed up in a lovely light blue tux with a ruffled beige shirt and a huge blue velvet bow tie, I showed up at their house to pick up their pretty 16-year old daughter for a high school formal.
As I’ve reflected these past days on what it is I wanted to share with you here today, my mind just kept coming back to one theme: Bill was a really unique dude. And he was a fantastic father-in-law.
I’m certain I’ve never met, nor will I ever meet again, a guy like Bill. To some extent, I have to admit this must be due, in part at least, to the fact Bill took on what will be a once-in-a-lifetime role in the screenplay of my life: that of the father-in-law. But Bill was not just any father-in-law; he was the old-fashioned kind of father-in-law that I actually met when I myself was still a child. That dynamic, of course, used to be the norm in our society, but it’s much more rare these days. This is something I’ve never really thought about until this week, but I now realize just how lucky I have been to have had the benefit of four people in my life who have influenced me as parents.
Bill and Patti (and the entire Wickline brood, for that matter) introduced completely new perspectives and ideas into my life:
- different nuances on right and wrong,
- unique twists on work ethic and stoicism,
- particular (and sometimes peculiar) senses and sensibilities,
- distinctive takes on creativity and personal expression (often verrrry distinctive),
- a whole new set of one-of-a-kind family dynamics,
- new viewpoints on one’s relationship to nature and how to nurture the magic that exists in the world, and
- well, let’s face it, incomparable personality disor..., um, traits (most undiagnosed),
all of which coalesced with the lessons from my own family and the experiences from my life to shape me into the person I am today.
At the end of the day, Bill was his own man, a man with many facets.
He was both an open book and a man who was hard to get to know.
He was a simple man, but incredibly complex.
He came across as subdued, but he also had an impish sense of humor and did not back away from instigating a little tension every now and then.
He was introverted, yet unabashed.
He was incredibly generous, but at the same time about as, let's say, frugal as they come.
He was inherently conservative and yet liberal in the truest sense of the word, strongly standing for liberty and equality, as he understood it.
He was unpredictably creative, creating endlessly, yet he was painstakingly methodical.
He was a hopeless romantic, which may surprise a few, but he also was exceedingly pragmatic, which will surprise no one.
He, somehow, mastered being both remarkably dapper and insipidly dowdy at the same time.
He, truly, was one-of-a-kind and, yet, an identical twin.
But, let’s face it, this confluence of dichotomies probably describes each and every one of us. We are all walking dialectics, each our own unique individual. Understanding and accepting this about someone is what it means to know that person, to love that person and to learn from that person. The one thing that I will mostly remember about Bill, however, was his gentleness. In 37 years, I never once saw him angry. On this point, I could find no potentially conflicting trait.
So, let me close with a short poem from John Updike:
“And another regrettable thing about death is the ceasing of your own brand of magic, which took a whole life to develop and market -- the quips, the witticisms, the slant adjusted to a few, those loved ones nearest the lip of the stage, their soft faces blanched in the footlight glow, their laughter close to tears, their tears confused with their diamond earrings, their warm pooled breath in and out with your heartbeat, their response and your performance twinned. The jokes over the phone. The memories packed in the rapid-access file. The whole act. Who will do it again? That's it: no one; imitators and descendants aren't the same.”
Bill was a true friend, loyal, caring and fun to be around. We were blessed to have shared so many good times and memories on our trips to the South Pacific, Mexico and South Carolina and during our numerous visits to Lizzie's. We especially admired his woodworking like Crystal & Ray's awesome dining table, which was just one of many projects.
Bill had a keen sense of humor. One of those instances that cracked us up was when he introduced his twin brother Kurt at church as his “wombmate”.
We will miss you, dear friend, but you hold them pearly gates open for us and maybe we can all squeeze through.
Every time I tried to put my feelings into words -- those are the characteristics that come to mind. And so much more - special family time shared, projects, and laughs. Our love and support is with you at this time. With a heavy heart - Janet & Senya
It has been a rare privilege to share our grandfather's partnership. I am saddened that you have handed your part of grandfather's-ship to me so suddenly. I have genuinely enjoyed your quiet manner and keen perception, with an occasional injection of humor. With my deepest respect for your memories you have left for us!
PRECIOUS MEMORIES!
Precious memories, unseen angels, Sent from somewhere to my soul; How they linger, ever near me, And the sacred past unfold. Precious FATHER, precious loved ones, Fly across the lonely years; And old home scenes of our childhood, In fond memory appears;--In the stillness of the midnight, Echoes from the past I hear; Old time singing, gladness bring, From that lovely land somewhere.--
Precious Memories, how they linger, How they ever flood my soul. In the stillness of the midnight, Precious, sacred scenes unfold. Precious sacred scenes unfold.
Enjoy the blissfulness of being for ever with the Lord -- where we shall meet you again and together spend Eternity with Jesus Christ, our Lord!
We are yours always, Dan & Selma Kolke
Leave a Tribute
We miss your smile and presence! Enjoy Heaven with all its: "We can only imagine" Glory, and with all who have gone before You and those who have joined you recently!
Enjoy the "Bliss of Heaven!"
You and Dan will have alot to talk about ...!
Miss YOU BOTH beyond words to express!
Sharing with YOU "Precious Memories of Bill!"
Our thoughts and Prayers are with
Patty and Family as they remember Bill:
husband, father, and grandfather.
Our prayer is:
"Lord put Your Loving Arms
around them and hold them close
to YOU! And surround them with Your
Love and Grace!"
We, too, join in remembering Bill
as a wonderful, gracious man and friend!
Dan's thought:
"I miss the silent "Man"
lost in thought
He never revealed!"
God Bless!
Love and Prayers
italy nights
When papa bill and grammie took me to italy there was a night were i could not sleep because papa was snoring so loud. he woke up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, so i thought i would finally get some peace and quiet but then he started peeing really loud. after that was over i was hoping it would take him a while to fall asleep and start snoring again. well, it didn't. he began snoring almost immediately and i couldnt get any sleep.
Love you papa bill, sheshe
Goodbye to our good friend, Bill
We met Bill and Patti at a Christmas party in a home across the street from Lizzie's in 1985. We connected immediately, and soon became their "Inn Sitters" for when they wanted a break, It did not take long for us to became good friends.
Whether doing projects around Lizzie's, making scones or prescribing glasses, Bill was able to do anything. What fun times we had in Port Townsend with Bill and Patti. He will be greatly missed.
We send love and hugs to the whole family.
Bill and Phyllis