RIP Dr. Bill

[Nemrod]

God bless Dr. Bill, a gentle soul, and his family and many friends.

James

 

[beester]

RIP Dr. Bill, Never met him, but he always was a positive and funny guy with lots of good comments on SB.

 

[Still Kicking]

He certainly got every penny's worth out of his gear. I wish I could say that.

Dive on Dr. Bill!

 

[BlueTrin]

Sorry to hear this, I always enjoyed reading his posts.

 

[Jim Lapenta]

He fought like hell and always with a smile that came through his posts. RIP.

 

[Lorenzoid]

Wow--so sad to see this. A true scuba legend. I had hoped to see him at Casino Point on my one and only Catalina trip, but it was not to be.

 

[Boat and Dive]

Thanks for all the knowledge share Dr. Bill. You made my diving safer and way more interesting.
Rest In Peace.

 

[tech_diver]

Even though I knew this day would come, it's still devastating.

It seems like we're losing good peeps faster that the community is growing. I sometimes wonder where the next generation is going to come from.

 

[Couv]

All of the above Dr. Bill.
Rest in peace.

Couv

 

[Akimbo]

This might be helpful to our many new readers who never had the pleasure of learning anything about him:

Dr Bill Bushing aka drbill

Dr. Bill Bushing, or @drbill as he is known on ScubaBoard, first used SCUBA in 1962. The only instruction he was given before the dive was “don't hold your breath.” During the 1960s, his diving primarily involved cleaning the deep diving wells of public swimming pools, often using hookah and a...

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