I am saddened by this news. Bill was soft spoken - a man of few words. I only met him 3 times (once when he came to visit me at Parx for the PA Derby. I apppreciated that) but we chatted on the phone regularly as he was my/our field supervisor. "Mark, my boy..." would often be the first words of our chats. I enjoyed working with him, viewing races together and chatting about his broodmares. I appreciated his advice (look for a 3yo in spring to be making his 2nd forward move) and his confidence in my abilty to teach other trackmen and women our "new" data entry system a couple of years ago. I will miss his daily reviews of my work, his last review titled "excellence". :)

There is a void now. We have lost a TG legend and he will be sorely missed. It is comforting to read all of the nice things the TG group has said about him here. I offer my heartfelt condolences to his family and friends. RIP Bill.