Of all the many rafting and climbing trips I took with Bill, the only picture I’ve been able to find of him is one he might prefer not be remembered – in around 1977, when the oar boat, with all our luggage, got hung up on a rock in a raging Triplet Falls, Lodore Canyon on the Green River in Utah, turning over and dumping all our equipment and supplies! That is Bill trying to maintain his position at the oars. (He didn’t.) As I remember Lara (aged 6?) and Jan were in that boat, and I think they are shown, slipping off the stern. We spent the afternoon retrieving our gear down a few miles of the Green and drying out. Another splendid trip!
Bill took seriously his function as mentor to several of us in the Sherman & Howard LLC labor and employment law practice. He was generous with his time, in his civic pursuits and also in helping us develop legal skills and, in my case, some mountaineering skills as well. A knowledgeable and talented lawyer, he was very effective in the courtroom and also in negotiations. He had enormous energy and zest for life.