RIP, SIXSTRING

[sisca]

In the spring of 04, i got a phone call from a buddy of mine named Bill. he was telling me about this bad ass website that is dedicated to all things Van Halen, so naturally i joined. that site was our very own vhlinks. now, bill and i had been friends since high school, we werent super tight back then because of different interests and whatnot, but we had a common interest in van halen. some time after high school, after id returned from my time with the USMC, bill and i reconnected and became the best of friends, i was going on the road with his band and paying my way as a drum tech and merch sales guy. around that time i started playing bass, and Bill stepped up and helped learn so much about the instrument. dude taught me so well i was confident enough to start playing gigs only a few weeks later!!!! we would spend our sundays at the river drinking beer, ogling the women and jamming to VH, among other things. bill was a connoisseur of music. he strayed faaaaar from the mainstream and listened to a lot of musicians that many of us have yet to hear of. he also turned me on to some amazing texas talent, some of whom ive shared the stage with , such as monte montgomery, robert earl keen, james mcmurtry, kinky friedman, flaco jimenez, among others. i can go on and on about the shit we used to do and get into, but that would require a lot more space than is offered here. all i can say is because of sixstring, im here on the links. because of the links, sixstring met his wife, angie. and more than several of us have forged some pretty solid friendships, both in person and some still that have yet to meet. bill was always a solid guy. he had some rough times, but that goes hand in hand with life in general. he made fast friends here on the links and in life. i last spoke with him back before christmas. we talked a bit about getting together and jamming with our other school friend aaron. wish it could have happened. i hate the way this has gone, as myself, stilleddiesangel, KTGiles, filthy150, rockcandy, tropical storm tracey, hurricane halen, and several others have lost a great friend and husband in this tragedy. the vhlinks family he has here is going to miss him tremendously. this really sucks. We love you, Bill. Godspeed and man, i really hope youre up there jamming with Eddie, stevie, dime, vinnie and jaco right now.

[Casemeister]

RIP.

Much love to his family and friends.

[Jedi McFly]

Man I'm sorry to hear that. Sounds like you guys had a beautiful friendship. RIP, six.

[billy007]

thanks, sisca. The bond you Texas linkers had with each other and even other non-Texan linkers is envied and to know that another one of you is gone is sad. May you all hold on to your memories of sixstring and each other and find some peace.

[edwardv]

Please post a link to the funeral home obituatries when it becomes available.

[Reckless Fable]

Awful news. Bill and I corresponded over DM for quite some time before he got married and kind of left the Links as a regular contributor. Such a great man. I'm so sorry everyone's loss. You all must be devastated. Sending you all the inadequate prayers I can possibly muster.

[fudd]

Six string will always have a place in my heart because he made my first avatar here.


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[James in New York]

Awful news. Bill and I corresponded over DM for quite some time before he got married and kind of left the Links as a regular contributor. Such a great man. I'm so sorry everyone's loss. You all must be devastated. Sending you all the inadequate prayers I can possibly muster.

After my mom got cancer, I think it was Bill who made me a beautiful avatar to cheer me up, you were there for me too, brother RF...and many others here.

RIP Six String

[VHrox12]

RIP Six String

[I Coulda Hada VH]

I never had the opportunity to get to know Bill, which was obviously my loss. My sincerest condolences to Angie and their families.

[Dave's Dreidel]

I remember him as a really cool dude. RIP.

[BREW CREW]

I'm heartbroken! Bill was such a very nice and cool guy. I've talked to him on the phone during the
TLW parties and on social media. Plus, here he always responded to any P.M. I sent and vice- versa.
I hope Angie and his other family members can get through this loss. If any of you need to vent, yell or just cry..... call me, message me .. I'm here for you all.

May Bill rest in peace and may his soul never die.

I'll miss that awesome friend!

[It's Mike]

This is terribly sad news. RIP

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[Little Dreamer]

Sad to see a pillar of the Links community go.

[Raldo]

RIP