Book of Memories for William "Bill" G. Scheefer, III

Condolence From Dick and Carol Trudeau

Fri, 19 Aug 2016 20:59:11 EDT

To all the Scheefer family You are in our thoughts and prayers. Bill was a very good friend to us and many others. He will be missed. May your many memories sustain you during this sad time. Dick and Carol Trudeau

Condolence From Rich Kasulke

Fri, 19 Aug 2016 17:44:40 EDT

Bill, So sorry to learn of your passing. Thanks for sharing your m.c. rides. Thanks for the hours of conversation Thanks for all the quality improvements you made on our house, and on my HD. You will be missed....Richard

Condolence From Laura Palmer

Thu, 18 Aug 2016 05:59:56 EDT

Words can never describe what a wonderful and caring person that Bill was in life. He touched the hearts of so many people, mine included. Even though he was sick for so many years he just kept his chin up and fought in. He had such wonderful advice for you when you needed it. If you were his friend he truly cares about you. He loved his furry friends as well. I know that I was blessed to have gotten to know him over the past 13 years and will miss him. My thoughts and prayers are with his family.

Condolence From Diane Bryjak

Wed, 17 Aug 2016 21:16:01 EDT

Wonderful memories of this kind and courageous man will be with me for a long time to come. Bill lived his life to the fullest and reached out to others with love and kindness. For all of the suffering there was minimal mention of the sacrifice that he made for his country. He brought so much joy and good to his community of friends and fellow patients. He will be missed.

Condolence From Mary Valley

Wed, 17 Aug 2016 10:39:39 EDT

Bill Scheefer enriched our lives beyond measure with his generosity, love and encouragement. His spirit will live on in us on and off Whiteface Mountain. Our prayers are for him as he has made his journey home.

Condolence From Jay Nagel

Wed, 17 Aug 2016 09:35:49 EDT

I am so thankful for your friendship and having the privilege of spending the best winters of my “retirement” with you at the Whiteface NASTAR. May your family take comfort in knowing how much you have added to the lives you have touched. Thanks for the memories.

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Wed, 17 Aug 2016 09:33:25 EDT

Cutting up with Mike.

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Wed, 17 Aug 2016 09:33:25 EDT

Making a slow day at the NASTAR productive. "The Ken and Bill Show" (Ken Carr)

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Wed, 17 Aug 2016 09:33:25 EDT

NASTAR start designed and built by Bill.

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Wed, 17 Aug 2016 09:33:25 EDT

With Mike Shea at the turn of the Century.

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Wed, 17 Aug 2016 09:33:24 EDT

Always helping a young racer at NASTAR.

Story shared: Meeting Bill

Tue, 16 Aug 2016 22:30:40 EDT

About fifteen years ago I met Bill while he was working at the NASTAR race course on Whiteface. My daughter Carah was five at that time and was learning to ski more of the mountain. She saw the people racing and she was drawn to it and who better to greet her than Bill. The two of them hit it right off and I was just a passive spectator choosing not to race. Then I got talking to Bill and he convinced me to give it a try, and well the rest is history. I was hooked on racing and every day that I stopped in Bill would greet me with "hey how are you doing? So good to see you". That greeting has stuck with me ever since and that is how he greeted me. For several years we raced and he helped me get better and better, aside from the fact that at times when I was in the start gate we would get laughing about some comment or a joke. There were some crazy starts and there some slipups that made it part of the sport. I look back on that time and it was a dream coming true, on a mountain made famous by the likes of Mahre, Stenmark, Street, Nelson, Miller, Ligety, Mancuso, Rahlves and other racers from the Olympics to the World Cup. When NASTAR was shutdown it was a setback for Bill and he longed to see it come back. Bill was a people person and he was so good with kids and the NASTAR setup gave him a chance to show those talents. Bill, Ken, Karen and Jay made NASTAR work and it gave the puiblic a chance to challenge the mountain, now the mountain is for racers, but it also caters to boarders in their terrain parks. Each year Bill would ask the question to bring it back and we talked about it all the time. The Ken and Bill show had it's run and it was a great run at that and for the diehards who loved the racing we formed the NASTAR Junkies club and for a couple of years we were family. Moving on from there my daughter became an instructor at Kid's Campus (or the Bear Den) and Bill also wanted to know how my daughter was doing in school, then how college was going and how she was doing in life. His concern was real and it was spoken like a parent. Even my last conversation with him a couple of weeks ago he still asked the same things about her and he asked if she would consider racing with the Team. What a great man he was and will forever be. A man I truly considered as a very close friend, a true friend.

Condolence From Dave Powell and Carah Powell

Tue, 16 Aug 2016 21:41:35 EDT

Time has taken you from this Earth but you will forever be in our hearts. You helped us to be better in so many ways and you truly are the essence of what a friend should be like. Someday we will meet again and we will ski like we never skied before. The Team shall rise again with you to lead us. Rest in Peace dear friend and to your family our deepest sympathy.

Condolence From Jo Ellen Vice

Tue, 16 Aug 2016 21:18:33 EDT

Somewhere in heaven Bill is schussing down a ski mountain with a smile on his face. Bill you will be terribly missed. Race day will never be the same!

Condolence From JoAnn Law Gardner

Tue, 16 Aug 2016 17:16:18 EDT

Bill, Our family will never forget the days of you, dad,Tim, and Doc taking off from the house riding your motorcycles like you were 20 again. Well Bill you now can act like your 20 again,ride your bike, ski those mountains and water ski those beautiful lakes. you are at peace and will be greatly missed!! Our condolences go out to your family. JoAnn Law Gardner

Condolence From Heidi Roland

Tue, 16 Aug 2016 12:20:27 EDT

Bill, Your inspiration to the ski team was everything to us. You can now ski as fast as you want and everyday will be beautiful. We will never forget your generosity and spirit. GO SCHEEFER'S!

Condolence From Jo Ellen Vice

Tue, 16 Aug 2016 06:12:42 EDT

Somewhere in heaven Bill is schussing down a ski mountain with a smile on his face. Bill you will be terribly missed. Race day will never be the same!

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Tue, 16 Aug 2016 05:28:53 EDT

Condolence From Jeff staves

Mon, 15 Aug 2016 16:47:41 EDT

Bill you will be missed by all your ski team members. Who is going to tell us to put our goggles on now and clean off our skis so we are fast! Rest in peace my friend. Jeff