William Christopher Rockers

William C. Rockers (Bill) 25, Kansas City, Missouri, died on Thursday, September 7, 2017 at Kansas City Hospice. Bill was a First Lieutenant in the United States Air Force and was stationed at Holloman Air Force Base in Alamogordo, New Mexico, where he worked as an engineer at the Holloman High Speed Test Track.

After graduating from Rockhurst High School in 2010 and Boston University in 2014, and before he reported to his first assignment with the Air Force, Bill flew to Istanbul with his bicycle, toured Turkey and then biked from Vienna, Austria to Dresden, Germany. Even during his final illness, he enjoyed spending time and traveling with his girlfriend Samantha Sharma and shooting pool and hanging out with his two best friends, Sean Morris and Brett Morris.

Bill loved to travel, hunt big game in the mountains of New Mexico, brew beer, and to work with wood. He spoke German and Turkish, and his calm demeanor, even in the face of adversity, was an inspiration to all he touched, including his parents. He was fearless in the face of different experiences and new adventures.

Bill is survived by his father, Christopher Rockers, his step-mother Kim Rockers, sisters Abby (Raymond) Solis, Ellen Rockers, Chelsea Leaver, Anna Rockers, Stephanie (Mark) Sorenson, Amy (Kevin) Trowbridge-Yates, brothers, Joe Rockers and Jack Rockers, grandmothers, Eileen Loney and Joan Rockers, and many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Bill loved being a part of a large family and a huge group of friends.

Bill was preceded in death by his mother, Judith Rockers and his grandfathers, Mark Rockers and Robert Loney.

Rosary and Visitation will be Sunday, September 10, 2017 from 5 to 8 pm at McGilley Antioch Chapel. The Mass of Christian Burial will be Monday, September 11th at 10 am, at St. Gabriel Catholic Church, 4737 N Cleveland Ave, Kansas City, MO 64117; burial in White Chapel Cemetery. Lunch to follow at St. Gabriel parish.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Bill Rockers Fund at Rockhurst High School.