Willam ‘Bill’ George Stanley
1966-2004

A celebration of life and potluck dinner will be held at the home of Mike Slates and Lynne Almeida, 757 Rome Dr., Bishop, 
on Wednesday, Sept. 22 at 4 p.m. for William “Bill” George Stanley.

Bill was born in Michigan on June 24, 1966.  He moved to Jackson Hole, Wyo. in 1986 where he met the love of his life; 
Anne Dixon.  Bill and Anne were married on July 25, 1991.  Together they pursued their passion for mountaineering, 
backcountry skiing and rock climbing.  They moved to Laramie, Wyo. And Flagstaff, Ariz. To earn their degrees at the 
University of Wyoming and Northern Arizona University, which brought them to Bishop in December of 2000.  Bill was 
employed at Great Basin Air Pollution Control District and Anne is a speech therapist at BUESD.

Bill recently rediscovered the passion of music that e enjoyed in his youth.  When not outdoors Bill could be found 
playing the guitar or mandolin.  During the past one and a half years, the mandolin became his musical passion.

Bill is survived by his wife and best friend of 14 years, Anne; mother and stepfather, Nancy and Bill Gardner of 
Michigan; father and stepmother Don and Carol Stanley of Michigan; brother and sister-in-law, Joe and Beverly Stanley 
of Michigan; brother and sister-in-law Chris and Noreen Stanley of Michigan; many nieces , nephews, and friends; and 
Bill and Anne’s cat, “Pork Chop.

Donations in Bill’s memory may be made to ICARE.  A memorial has been set up to assist Anne at Washington Mutual Bank 
in Bishop.  For more information, call Mary Newton at (760) 873-5924.

The Inyo Register, Bishop, Inyo County, California
Saturday, September 18, 2004 – Page A-2.

Transcribed by Laura M. Bybee for Inyo County GenWeb, 22 April 2005