William Mark Quillin, Jr., known as Bill, was born September 3rd, 1952 and passed away on November 13th, 2012 unexpectedly from a sudden heart attack.
Bill was born in Oklahoma. He became a world traveler at a very young age, living in Japan,Germany,Libya,Kansas and then Renton,Washington. His father William Quillins’ military profession attributed to his love of travel. His mother, Chiyoko Sato, was an amazing cook, soft spoken, family oriented woman. This explains where Bill got all of his best attributes. Bill grew up with his older sister Mary, whom he loved dearly. He enjoyed being around his two nieces Jessica,Elizabeth and his nephew Billy. Both Bills parents and sister preceded him in death.
Bill Graduated from Issaquah High School in 1970. Several years later he found his niche in the electronics distribution industry. His last 20+ years was with Arrow Electronics.
In 1977, Bill met his best friend and love, Jeri and they were married for 26 years. Bill and Jeri enjoyed fishing, hunting and camping together. His way of relaxing was to go bird hunting or fishing. Bill’s passion turned more to fishing after losing his most prized hunting dog “Dee”.
Bill became an immediate hit with Jeri’s family. Not only did he have his in-laws John and Mary, he also had five sister-in-laws, four brother-in-laws, 11 nieces and nephews and 15 great nieces and nephews. The family loved him immensely and always enjoyed his company.
Bill’s first son Jason, was born in 1972. Bill and Jeri had their daughter Whitney, in 1986, followed by their son Evan, in 1989. Bill loved his children dearly; he couldn’t have been a more proud father. Nothing could describe Bill more than the fact he was a “Family Man”. His love knew no bounds when it came to his family, which also included two very special grandchildren, Jayden Michael and Thaelynn Marie. Two words express how they were treated by Grandpa, “Lovingly Spoiled”!
Bill enjoyed teaching his kids how to fish. He was thrilled when his children at young ages found their love for fishing and was just as excited this year when both grandkids took to fishing. One day on the dock in Moses Lake, while teaching his grandchildren, and a boy who was alone how to fish, he told his daughter, “If you teach them young, once they start catching fish, they will fish forever”!
One of the best qualities Bill possessed was his amazing sense of humor and his ability to make those around him laugh. He knew how to lift people’s spirits. Those who knew Bill could not say enough good things about him. Having fun and working hard, was what Bill did best. He wasn’t just a peer or manager, he was someone who truly cared about the people he worked with and was always going the extra mile for them. This is the kind of friend Bill will forever be known as.
Bill leaves behind his wife Jeri, his son Jason ( Kristen), daughter Whitney, son Evan, grandson Jayden, granddaughter Thaelynn, nieces Jessica, Elizabeth and nephew Billy.
Because of the love and joy Bill received from helping and seeing young kids fish, we have set up a foundation in memory of Bill at: C.A.S.T. for kids http://www.castforkids.org/events-calendar/in-memory-of and http://www.youthoutdoorsu.org
