William "Bill" Carter Seidle

Bill was born May 26, 1929 in Swedish Hospital, Seattle, Washington, the only child of William Hall Seidle and Hazel Carter Seidle. He grew up in Seattle and Hood Canal. He attended high school at Pennsylvania Military Preparatory School, followed by Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington and the University of Washington in Seattle. He graduated from Washington State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Animal Science. He was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity.

Bill joined the U. S. Army April 6, 1953. He received the National Defense Service Medal and was Honorably Discharged January 5, 1955. He inherited 100 acres of land in Washington which he used to raise alfalfa. He had a strong love of the land, water, and animals. He married Vivian Janice Zeman, a High School English teacher, February 24, 1956 at St Joseph Catholic Church in Kennewick, Washington. He worked six years for General Electric, followed by the Atomic Energy Commission and Nuclear Regulatory Commission as a professional nuclear engineer for more than 25 years. Bill converted to Catholicism in 1972 and was strong in his faith to the end.

Bill was an avid reader who loved a good mystery. He was a member of the Antique Fan Collectors Association and the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors. He loved the challenge and process of restoration and had a special touch to “breathe life” back into clocks and pocket watches.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Vivian Zeman Seidle of Arlington, Texas, two sons; William Carley “Bill” Seidle and his wife Regina of Montgomery, Texas and Robert Carter “Bob” Seidle and his wife Janice of Houston, Texas, one daughter, Julie Anne Seidle-Williams of Arlington, Texas and three grandchildren; Carley Jeanne Williams, Bryant Carter Seidle, and Brett Thomas Seidle.