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WILLIAM "BILL" D. BURRESE
June 5, 1940 ~ July 20, 2018
"Bill's boisterous personality and jovial spirit
will be missed by all who knew him."
William "Bill" D. Burrese, 78, Army veteran and life-long resident of Camas, WA, passed away July 20, 2018. He graduated from Camas High School (Class of '58).
Bill retired from Crown Zellerbach Paper Mill.
He served his community by volunteering as Santa, collecting donations for the Treasure House and helping the Camas Booster Club. Bill was an enthusiastic supporter of the Camas High School Football program; running the time clock for over 50 years. He was an umpire for the C-W Little League. In his free time, you could find him outdoors hunting or fishing.
Bill enjoyed showing his 1995 Mustang GT convertible in the multiple car club memberships he had. He drove it in the annual Camas Days parade.
Bill is survived by his sons, Billy, Mike (Shannon) and Matt; and granddaughters, Taylor Wilson and Jaedyn Burrese.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 51 years, Sharon (Starks) in 2012; his daughter, Sharyl (Wilson) in 2009; and son-in-law, Shane Wilson in 2010.
A Celebration of Life service will be held at St. John's Presbyterian Church, 1206 NE Birch St., Camas, WA 98607 on Sun., Sept. 9th at 2 p.m.
Please sign his guest book @ www.columbian.com/obits.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
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Thinking of the family during these difficult times. We watched Bill for many years at the athletic events cheering on the students and speaking with them individually. He always made them feel special. He will be missed by many in our twin cities. Hugs to the family-Peter, Eileen, Matt and Amy Loop
September 20, 2018
I will always remember my times with Bill! An exuberant personality and type A' behavior! We had fun playing ball as he was always around the action. My condolences and prayers go out to the family.
Warren Edgley
September 3, 2018
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