William Carl “Bill” Crozier, who grew up in Chicago, ended his life in Petaluma February 9, 2021 at the age of 98, three months shy of his 99th birthday. Bill wore many hats in his life, traveled to many countries and on one particular merchant voyage, went entirely around the world.
After finishing high school during the Depression, Bill went into the Civilian Conservation Corps as a forestry clerk in northern Wisconsin. At the beginning of World War II he enlisted in the United States Maritime Service (Merchant Marines) and saw action in three theaters, the Atlantic, Pacific and the Far East. In the North Atlantic his ship was engaged in a surface gun fight, torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine. Bill was part of the crew that drifted around for several days before being rescued. In the Pacific his ships were under attack by Japanese aircraft and submarines many times.
During his service in the Pacific, Bill worked his way to engineer and after the war stayed in the Merchant Marine before becoming a boiler and machinery inspector in northern California, then retiring from the Chevron Shipping Company with thirty years at sea.
A resident of Marin County for over 60 years, Bill lived his life to the fullest. Starting a second career to follow his love of fishing, Bill received his certification as party boat captain. Along with running fishing boats, he served as a captain on private yachts delivering them anywhere from Mexico to Canada. Years later he retired again as a private captain.
Bill was a proficient deep sea salt water fisherman. He won many awards for the marlin and sailfish he caught. He belonged to the Golden Gate Fisherman’s Association and was a lifetime member of the International Game Fish Association.
Married for 67 years to Dorothy Crozier, who passed away in 2009, Bill is survived by two daughters, Mary Ann Hobbs of Santa Cruz, Bonnie Jean Sobel of Petaluma; granddaughter Erika Sobel (Jimmy), grandsons Ryan Sobel and Kevin Hobbs (Barbara), and great grandchildren Kamryn Sobel and Ethan Sobel, and sons-in-law Brian Sobel and Russell Hobbs.
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