He is survived by his loving wife Barbel “Barb” Doty; sisters Lois (Jack) Dirkson of Thornton, CO and Helen (Clarence) Landin; brothers Richard (Norma) of Illinois, Jack S. (Marilyn) of Illinois and James (Pat) of Wisconsin; and numerous nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by sister-in-law Marilyn. A service will be held Thursday, March 21, 2013 at Fort Logan Nat’l Cemetery in Denver, 12:00pm, Staging “A”. In lieu of flowers the family asks donations in Bill’s name be made to SME Education Foundation, 1 SME Drive, Dearborn, MI 48121 or online at www.smeef.org.