26 month battle with pancreatic cancer. Bill was born in Peoria, Illinois, to George and Virginia Wieland
who preceded him in death. Bill moved to Tampa in 1984 to pursue his career in the Health Care
Management Industry. Bill served in the United States Military Reserves from 1970 – 1976. He was a
member of the Florida Association of Realtors, Healthcare Information Systems Management Systems
Society, and Zeta Phi Chapter of Sigma Nu undergraduate college fraternity. During the past 10 years,
Bill served on the Board of his community’s Homeowners Association, serving as President of the last 5
years. Bill loved spending time with family and friends, cycling, the Gulf beaches, and high performance
cars of all types. Bill is survived by his wife of 32 years, Joyce Wieland, brother Randy Wieland (wife
Karen), sisters Kathi Gaines, Pam Sommer (husband Kevin), 1 son, 4 nephews, 3 nieces, 2 great nephews,
and 2 great nieces. Joyce’s parents, Norma and Doug Olson both loved Bill like a son. The Wieland
Family is deeply grateful for the excellent care given Bill by the skilled physicians at Moffitt Cancer
Center and their teams: Dr. Pamela Hodul MD and Dr. Dae Kim MD. Dr. Norman Castellano MD with
Florida Medical Group. The family would also like to recognize the employees at Concordia Medical
Center for their professionalism, kindness and understanding during Bill’s final days with us. A
Celebration of Life Service will be held Sunday, November 11 at 4:00PM at Messiah Lutheran Church
14920 Hutchison Road, Tampa, FL 33625. A reception will follow. In lieu of flowers, the family requests
memorial contributions be made out to “William Wieland Pancreatic Research Fund.” Please mail
contributions to Moffitt Cancer Center Foundation, MBC-FOUND, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL
33612. Donations may also be made on line at Moffitt.org/Donate, or by calling 1-800-456-3434, ext.
1403.
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