William “Bill” Kimmick, 83, passed on February 14, 2016 surrounded by his loving family. Bill was a true lover of life, gadgets, and adventures. He’d never pass up an opportunity to go out, try or see something new, or fiddle with anything he could get his hands on. Bill was born to Dollye and Marion Kimmick in St. Louis, Missouri and lived his young life there spending much time near Hermann Missouri with his adoring grandparents. He proudly served in the U.S. Coast Guard where he was stationed in Boston and New Bedford which nurtured his love of the sea. He attended Washington University in St. Louis and enjoyed a long, successful career in the silicon manufacturing industry as a quality control engineer. His career took Bill and his family from St. Louis to: California; Medfield, Massachusetts; Milan, Italy; Cincinnati, Ohio and Salem, Oregon. Bill was an accomplished woodworker, painter, cook and tinkerer. There wasn’t any project or problem that he couldn’t figure out and “fix”. Bill spent his final years of life with his children. He traveled between Cincinnati, Florida, Massachusetts and Georgia. He eventually settled in Mattapoisett where he lived with his daughter, son-in-law and furry friend Guinness. He was dearly loved and his warm smile and kind heart will be missed by many. Bill was never heard to say an unkind word about anyone.
Bill is survived by his five children; Elaine Bancroft and her husband Jim, Lisa Geraghty and her husband Kevin, David Kimmick, James Kimmick, and Paul Kimmick and his wife Yukiko. He was Papa to grandchildren; Ben and Hannah Brauer, Conor and his wife Leslie, Joeseph, and Nora Geraghty, McKenzi Kimmick, and Ryo and Taiga Kimmick and great-grandson Colton William. Bill leaves his only brother and good friend Gary Kimmick and his wife Millie and his beloved nieces, nephew and their families; Rebecca, Anne, Matthew, Amy, and Missy. Bill is fondly remembered by his wife of 34 years Annette Kimmick. Bill will be missed everyday by his best friend and long time companion Jan Cyphers. Services will be held in Case, Missouri at a later date. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Meeting Street Schwartz Center for Children Communication Department, 1 Posa Place, Dartmouth, MA 02747 or St. Anthony’s Church c/o Harold Glow, 33048 Case Road, Hermann, MO 65041. Private arrangements are with the Saunders-Dwyer Mattapoisett Home For Funerals, 50 County Rd. (Rt. 6) Mattapoisett. For online guestbook, please visit www.saundersdwyer.com.