Billy Dean Nicholas, passed on April 5, 2023 at 5:40 am, in Mesa, Arizona. Born in La Porte, Indiana on August 6, 1929 as the second child, he left home of 7 siblings to join the Marines and served in Korea and Viet Nam, highly decorated. He married a female Marine Sergeant in 1952, and he retired in 1970. He then worked as Property Control Officer at the Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem until 1986. For additional income to achieve his financial status, he delivered pizzas for Geppetto's restaurant to put his
children through college. All the while running distance races to keep in shape! His favorite TV shows were Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Texas Ranger, and Jeopardy. Billy was dedicated to everything dear to him, and achieved remarkable success in life while outliving his siblings to age 93. He was very disciplined and also charitable to the very end. Billy is survived by his wife, Theresa Elizabeth, and three children- Chris, Karen Zinzer, and Theresa (Jim) Wechsler. Grandchildren are- Jason & Andrew Nicholas, T.J. & Alex Zinzer, and MeiLan Wechsler.
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