A sad passing
Some of you may remember posts by me over the last couple of years about me re-connecting with old friends. One of those was my friend Bill L. and I posted pics of him with the Rolling Stones and Drew Barrymore (the Bloglord may still have those pics) that he had taken in his career as a camera operator doing work with Stone Phillips and ABC and finally as an independant cameraman.
I learned today that he passed away on Monday. He was 44 years old (a few days younger than me) and is survived by his wife and two children, along with his parents, two brothers and a sister. He won an Oscar last year for cinematography for a film he did for the History Channel on Opus Dei. He and I got together earlier this year after not seeing each other for about 15 years or so. He was one of my oldest and best friends and I am devastated by the news. I nearly killed him in a car accident when we were 16 years old. They think he died of heart failure, but an autopsy will apparently be performed.
RIP my old friend.
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December 14th, 2006 at 3:03 pm
A hug for ya
December 14th, 2006 at 3:07 pm
Thanks Cin. A few of my Bama friends (including Dane) met Bill as he lived in Selma for a short time.
December 14th, 2006 at 4:47 pm
Sorry to hear it dude.
December 15th, 2006 at 7:26 am
I am very sorry to hear that. I will work to find the image by I will have to dig into the old Juggernuts archives.
December 18th, 2006 at 8:46 am
I actually saw that documentary on Opus Dei. It was incredibly fascinating. The world has lost a true artist.
December 26th, 2006 at 1:19 pm
Sorry to hear about the loss of your friend Bill. I lost a good friend week before last too. He was 42 and was the last guy to cut my hair this summer. Heart attack took him as well. May your friend, Bill L, rest in peace.
April 17th, 2007 at 9:43 am
Correction, Bill won an Emmy, not an Oscar.