Forever and ever, amen
by Valerie McCullough, Loveland Reporter-Herald
January 31, 2017
“He braked for cats.
In 1955, when I rode in his black, Fairlane Ford on wet, dark, hilly Berkeley streets, Bill swerved and lurched the car when yellow/green cat eyes darted across city streets.
And this was before seat belts.
Every Sunday evening, he gave a ride across town to a black musician. These were years when such things were not done–when minds and municipalities were still segregated.
After our wedding, Bill worked so I could finish college.
Who could not love a man with such a generous soul?
This generosity remained with him until death.