William Martin Fedasko - Sitio Web Conmemorativo En Línea

My Dear Freind,

I just attended our 45 year high school renunion  only to hear of your passing so many years earlier. You were one of my best friends, and it breaks my heart to learn that you and Mike Bridgeman are no longwr with us. You and I had so many great times, way too many to list. We grew up together, and were buds since elementary school. I will always remember how smart and strong you were, and great at all sports. I will rember you and your enture familt forever dude.


Love Greg Zierman

Hello! Valaki megirna nekem mikor és miért halt meg Bill?köszönöm!

I really appreciated Bills hospitality and friendship her showed...to me and my brother..When i was kicked out he put a roof over my head ,when my brother showed interest in welding and was in classes,Bill bought him a 400 $ welder ..He had a one of a kind personality and a great heart.Thanx Bill for so many great memoeries..You ll be missed but never forgotten.With much Love and Respect ur buddy Nick

I am so very glad that I had a best friend in Bill Fedasko. I had wondered why he hadn't called me in several weeks and I hadn't been able to reach him. I called him again from a TV show I was working on and left my number, thinking that maybe he had lost it. But, I was sure he knew it by memory. He was supposed to come visit me for a weekend and I wanted him to finally do it. Such a sad day to find out from his brother, Aaron, that Bill had passed away. I am glad that Bill and I had a lot of very long conversations in the few months prior, including one the week he died. I had met Bill in 1990, when we were working on movies. There is an image of him in the film, "For the Boys," with Bette Midler and Bill is a young soldier sitting in the bright sun watching her perform on stage in the North Africa scene. We stayed friends since then and took many road trips, camped, hiked, swam, laughed, and had good times. He loved the outdoors, dogs, and people. He was always willing to help someone in need. When I first met him, he came over and helped fix my truck. When my life fell to pieces, he stuck by and helped me get through it. Years later, when I needed a car, he found one for me to buy. When I was short on money, he loaned me some with complete confidence that I would pay it back. When I had surgery several years ago, he drove to Santa Barbara and took care of me for a few days. It's difficult knowing that my friend is gone. I don't know if I could ever connect with someone the way I connected with Bill. We knew so much about each other, in ways that could only happen after decades of a strong friendship.He wanted to take me with him to Europe, or somewhere far away so that we could have more fun times. Maybe even visit Garbiela in the CR. He jokingly called me Johnster, and I called him Wilhelm. Over the years, he had told me all about his life, losing his parents early, and taking on the role of the oldest. He felt that he hadn't always made the best decisions. But, who does? He said he had some particular regrets. I told him to forget about those things. Life happens, and we all have our so-called flaws and we all make mistakes. In our last conversation, he told me how much he loved his family, and, now that he was free of having to work, he wanted to have them more in his life, and wanted to spend time with each one of them and help them out. He was going to sell his house in Bakersfield and move to Santa Cruz. He told me that he felt like Santa Cruz is his home. I wish he could have made that move. He wanted me to come to Santa Cruz soon so that we could camp in the redwoods, and he wanted me to go with him to the mountains of Northern California to do some hiking and camping. I feel like some of my life has crumbled away. I keep wanting to reach for the phone so I can call him. He had often told me how much he appreciated our friendship, and he said that he felt honored that I was his friend. I felt the same about him. There should be more people like Bill on this planet. But I know there is nobody who can replace him. He will be missed, and already is. He recently told me that he believes in God. I was surprised to hear that, since he had always told me he was an atheist. He said he didn't believe in a judgmental God, or any sort of type of churchy God that hates certain people, and not like the preachy religious type of God based on fear and hell, but a God that accepts everyone. He believed that there was some type of God that was the creator of all. Wherever Bill has gone, I hope he is in a good place. He deserves all good. To me, that is what Bill is. Farewell, Wilhelm. It was an honor to know you. Johnster (FilmMimic (at) aol dot com)

To Bill’s family,

My friend Billy said” I promised my family in advance so I am going to drive up North, but when I return we can try to fix that carburetor together.” And he did.

Upon my last visit we were driven down the quiet neighbor near his house, Bill told me I really should slow down even though I was merely driving 15 mph, “You never know when the little kids may run out between the parked vehicles and you won’t able to stop in time.”   When he moved into that neighborhood years ago everyone were so skeptical about him and how I wish those little kids will know Bill were always looking out for them.

When I told Bill I was getting married he traveled half the world to be my best man, I was so tied up with everything before the wedding day, I didn’t get to spend much time with him. We always miss out to be closer to those we cared until it is too late. I know Bill is in a better place now and we will forever remember and love him.

 Lou, Debbie, Ian & Ewin Lee

To family and friends...Im truly sorry to find out about Bills passing.I just found out as visiting southern California and I was looking foward to visit Bill as well.Few weeks ago I recieved the most beautiful postcard from him and it makes me truly sad and heart broken to realize, that it was the last one from him.Bill impacted my life from all different cornes and helped me to grow and  to have many of my dreams to come true.I just wish, he saw the beauty and love he had in his heart as much as I saw it in him.It was the heardest thing for me to do,to let him figure things out ,his some what stubborn way. Im very sorry ,Im not going to be at his memorial on MArch 17th, since it is the day Im returning back to Europe.But he will always and forever stay in my heart! Gabriela

Bill was a wonderful person with a great sense of humor, intelligence and a big heart.  He was also one of the physically strongest humans that I ever knew as can be seen in his hand stands.  Thank you for the pictures and the web site.  I will miss my cousin Bill, but I will never forget.

Mike

To Bill's family and friends...  I was sincerely sorry to hear of Bill's passing, and know he is in a better place now.  He was a cheerful soul who was always interested in making folks laugh.  There's a quote from Albert Einstein that might fit Bill:  "Only a life lived for other is a life worthwhile"...

I really really hope you know how much I love you.  I wish you hadn't left me but you are in Gods arms now.  But I wonder will my heart ever stop hurting from missing you.