William R. Neill

William Neill died Saturday, June 3, 2006, in Weaverville, California at the age of 64. Bill was born on November 27, 1941 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to S.L. "Jack" and Harriet L. (McDonald) Neill. Bill lived and attended school through 9th grade in Chickasha until 1956 when he moved with his family to Phoenix, Arizona. After graduation from Camelback High School, Bill attended Arizona State University and Stanford earning a degree in Accounting. He then attended the University of Southern California receiving his Doctorate of Jurisprudence in 1968. Upon graduation, Bill served as assistant district attorney in Ukiah, California from 1968 ? 1972. In 1972, he became the District Attorney of Trinity County, making him the youngest District attorney in that State?s history. After serving three terms as DA, Bill resigned and went into private practice. Bill delighted all with his sense of humor and love of story telling. His friendship and loyalty to those he loved and cared for was limitless. Bill was happiest when surrounded by his family and friends or when he was with his horses camping and fishing in his beloved mountains. Bill?s relationship with God was steadfast and always his greatest source of comfort and guidance. Bill?s proudest public accomplishment was his successful 10-year drive to create the 502,764-acre Trinity Alps Wilderness Preservation boundaries in 1984. He devoted much of his life during that time to organizing support for the project at the County, State and Federal levels of government, to preserve forever much of the untouched old-growth beauty of the northern California mountain wilderness. Bill was preceded in death by his father and his daughter Colleen. Bill is survived by his daughter, Christy Neill and her husband Steve Spiers of British Columbia, Canada, his daughter Stacey Neill and her husband Eric Wiseman of Redding, California; his mother Harriet Neill, his sister and brother-in-law Leigh Ann and Jim Atwood, his sister and brother-in-law Kay and Philip Wint all of Chickasha; three grandchildren, Aiden and Meara Spiers and Lucy Wiseman; one niece, two nephews, one grand niece, one grand nephew, many cousins and many friends across the United States. A memorial service will be held at Green hill Cemetery in Lindsay, Oklahoma, Saturday, June 10, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. Reverend Church Davis of Chickasha will officiate. Arrangements are under the direction of B. G. Boydston Funeral Home of Lindsay, Oklahoma. Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.boydstonfuneralhome.com.

William R. Neill

November 27, 1941 - June 3, 2006

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