In loving memory of Bill Coogler – July 11, 1931-February 4, 2011
- Bill and Ann Coogler
My life with Bill Coogler has been a patchwork of treasured memories. It was an easy time, not without problems, but a time to reflect on our lives and enjoy each other. Bill had luck with cards, raffles, and drawings, but he had blessings with family, friends, and his faith in God.
Bill was tender, he gave me ‘month- a- versary’ flowers on the 26th of every month to celebrate the date of our anniversary, July 26, 1997. He was driven to perfection, becoming the youngest Eagle Scout in the history of Chester County, SC. His drive to excel was again evident when he graduated first in his Chemical Engineering Major in 1953 at Clemson University. Do you ever use black plastic garbage bags? Bill’s project team at Union Carbide invented that item!
Bill loved his family and delighted in our accomplishments. He was ‘over the moon’ about his grandchildren which include his son Rick’s three children and my daughter Stephanie’s three.
Our “Sandcastle Camelot” was Edisto Island, South Carolina. We honeymooned there and ran away from home in every season of the year to this island paradise. Bill and I started the tradition of an annual family summer trip to Edisto. We watched our grandchildren play together in the sand and surf.
We strolled along a shore we had seen many times, but we found something new with each step. The newness was not only fossils found along the shore, but new words of love for each other. One night with my head upon his chest we listened to the wind and the waves. He asked me as he had so many times, “do you feel it?” Yes, I felt the strong pull of our shared love. As I stood outside the door of his room in ICU that January night, he called out to me, he said he felt me outside the door. The strong pull of that love exists even today. You’re all I need my love, my valentine.
“If there were no words, no way to speak, I would still hear you. If there were no tears, no way to feel inside, I’d still feel for you. I will give you my heart until the end of time. You’re all I need my love, my valentine. ”
Used by permission: Valentine -Jim Brickman with Martina McBride
Our song: July, 26, 1997 – February 4, 2011 and always…
In loving memory of Bill Coogler – July 11, 1931-February 4, 2011