William Vernon Asbell
1952-12-17 2016-04-15
In Loving Memory of
William Asbell
December 17, 1952 - April 15, 2016
William Vernon Asbell was born December 17th 1952 and passed away Friday, April 15th 2016 at the age of 63 after a long and arduous battle with Esophageal Cancer.
William is survived by his wife Ellen Asbell, son Jason Asbell, daughter Kimberly Asbell, and brother Kenneth Asbell, along with many loving nieces, nephews and close relatives.
William was born in Spokane, Washington to Rita Holzbauer and William Rudolph Asbell on December 17th 1952.
William's father was a Chief Master Sergeant in the United States Air Force. Because of this, they moved throughout the United States, Japan and Guam, finally settling on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. William attended school from 9th grade through college on the island. He was a Radford High School graduate, class of 1970.
William aka (Bill) or (Vernie) was dearly loved and admired by many. Those that knew him well understood that he was a man of many talents like no other.
Intellectually curious, humble, voracious reader, astronomer, amazing builder, decent cook, loyal friend and most importantly, a loving generous husband, father, brother and devout Christian.
There is a deep void in our lives and the silence is deafening at this time. We will all cherish the joyful memories of William as we move forward in our daily lives. The world has lost a true gentleman and a scholar.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts - family, friends, Evergreen Hospice, Overlake Hospital Oncology and UW Hospital.
In lieu of flowers, we ask that you make a donation in William's honor to www.cancerresearch.org
There will be no formal service. We will have a private gathering of friends and family members going forward to celebrate William's life.
Rest in Peace
William Asbell
December 17, 1952 - April 15, 2016
William Vernon Asbell was born December 17th 1952 and passed away Friday, April 15th 2016 at the age of 63 after a long and arduous battle with Esophageal Cancer.
William is survived by his wife Ellen Asbell, son Jason Asbell, daughter Kimberly Asbell, and brother Kenneth Asbell, along with many loving nieces, nephews and close relatives.
William was born in Spokane, Washington to Rita Holzbauer and William Rudolph Asbell on December 17th 1952.
William's father was a Chief Master Sergeant in the United States Air Force. Because of this, they moved throughout the United States, Japan and Guam, finally settling on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. William attended school from 9th grade through college on the island. He was a Radford High School graduate, class of 1970.
William aka (Bill) or (Vernie) was dearly loved and admired by many. Those that knew him well understood that he was a man of many talents like no other.
Intellectually curious, humble, voracious reader, astronomer, amazing builder, decent cook, loyal friend and most importantly, a loving generous husband, father, brother and devout Christian.
There is a deep void in our lives and the silence is deafening at this time. We will all cherish the joyful memories of William as we move forward in our daily lives. The world has lost a true gentleman and a scholar.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts - family, friends, Evergreen Hospice, Overlake Hospital Oncology and UW Hospital.
In lieu of flowers, we ask that you make a donation in William's honor to www.cancerresearch.org
There will be no formal service. We will have a private gathering of friends and family members going forward to celebrate William's life.
Rest in Peace
Sad news. Vernon was my good friend in High School and visited me while I attended college in Oklahoma. While we went our separate ways I always had fond memories of our times together. His dogs always made me laugh when visiting. He was always kind hearted and had a gentle spirit. Once while we were at a waterfall near Honolulu a boulder fell off the cliff and landed about 30 feet from him! We got out of there in a hurry and it took us 2 weeks to get the courage to return. Bees had carved the boulder from the side of the cliff.
tribute by Mitch Gould