FROM OGR PUBLISHER ALAN ARNOLD:
A Memorial Membership has been made to honor Bill by:
- Rob Carlucci (catnap)
- C C (calsz06)
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Bill was a good guy. I had many conversations with him, though I never got to meet him in person.
Thanks Cal! I met Bill when I was working for a company in Cleveland and living in Chicago. I stopped by his house a few times when traveling back and forth and he helped me out of a few binds!!!
I did my first TMCC ERR upgrade with ERR parts I bought from Bill. Not being an electrical savant I was more than a little nervous. Did the install step by step and could not get the speed steps to work. Called Bill, sent him pics, everything appeared correct but I could not get the 100 step speed intervals. Finally dropped it off at Bill's and he told me it was a bad batch of Cruise units. I never knew if that was true or Bill didn't want to hurt my feelings by telling me I screwed up. I was so sad to hear when he passed, a truly kind man.
It was always a pleasure talking to Bill. When trying to explain what I needed to fix he would figure it out, send the parts, and include extra pieces in case I screwed up, which I usually did.
I miss talking to Bill!!!
Bill was a huge wealth of information, and great for supplying just the right parts, and fast. I never met him, but had several great phone conversations and emails. He always knew just what to do. He is truly missed.
Rod
I live 1.5 hours away from where Bill lived in Norwalk, Ohio. Numerous times, my son or wife and I made the trip to his house for parts or repairs. I remember his layout being "under construction" constantly because he was so busy with service and parts. A great guy whom it was easy to lose several hours with, and never regret it!
