Tuesday, November 8, 2022
Growing up with my big brother Bill.
During my first swimming class in the new neighborhood pool. I was 8 and Bill was 10. Bill was at the pool and asked how it was going. I told him I didn't understand, He called me over and taught me how to swim in less than 5 minutes. I never went to another class. Bill taught me work ethic, as Kids we had to spend an hour a day weeding the garden for the dime to get in the pool.
He loved playing cowboys and was chosen to shoot Black Bart at Fort Dells; (an amusement park in Wisconsin Dells.)
Bill played defensive tackle with a broken wrist his whole senior year and led the team with the most tackles. Nothing could stop him from doing something he was committed too. He loved to laugh and wasn't afraid to laugh at himself.
Bill was an honest, hard working, and fun loving guy. I never saw him much after he went in the Navy and made Connecticut his home. He will be sadly missed by his younger brother; Mike La Fleur.
