Friend’s Page Update 4-27-07
Dear Friends, This month we are going to deviate from the current format and focus on one of the Cassady families's closest friends. Bill Craddock. Billy was a brilliant writer who published two books and passed away too soon. Teresa, Billy's beautiful wife, has conveyed to us that she would like to get his existing finished manuscripts published...So we would like to introduce you to this wonderful man, husband, writer, friend and adventurer.
Scanned ../../images of letters, notes, poems and drawings are included below. Please click on any link to view - and those of you with slower connections, the load time may be slow, but worth the wait.
Billy to Teresa, 1/23/91 ~ Billy & Al to Teresa, undated ~ Birthday note to Teresa, 5/22/02
Born Busy
BILLY, BILLY, MY BELOVED BILLY. HE WAS HUSBAND TO MY SISTER AND BROTHER TO ME. HE WAS WISE AND WONDERFUL, LOVING AND KIND. HE WAS GENEROUS WITH HIS LOVE AND HE WAS ALWAYS THERE FOR ME.
THE BILLY I KNOW AND LOVE IS WITH US STILL. HE IS IN OUR HEARTS AND DEEP IN OUR SOULS. LINGERING IN THE SHADOWS QUIETLY WAITING TO HOLD AND ENCOURAGE.TO LOVE AND TO LET US KNOW WE ARE NOT ALONE. WE LOST HIM TOO SOON AND MY SELFISH HEART WEEPS WITH HIS PASSING.
HE HAS LEFT US WITH HIS WORDS AND STORIES. LITTLE PIECES OF BILLY TO READ AND REMEMBER .THE MAN, THE WRITER, THE CARING BROTHER I LOVE. I SO HOPE TO SEE ALL HIS REMAINING WORK PUBLISHED SO THAT THE WORLD CAN SHARE IN THE WRITING OF MY BELOVED BILLY.
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LOVE YOU FOREVER AND A DAY, REBECCA
My Sweet Billy, I love and miss you terribly. I miss the way you would jump up when I would walk in and you'd say "Hey Kid" as you would wrap your arms around me and give me the biggest, warmest hug. That is just one of the many loving memories I have of you. I cherish each and every one. Not a day, moment or second goes by that you are not thought of. To have known you and to be loved by you is a feeling like no other. For that I consider myself one of the luckiest people alive. You are forever in my heart, Dot
Notes from:
Devon Lundberg, R. L., Alan Vlautin, Tom Haverly, Cindy Saenz, John Allen Cassady, and finally, an open letter from Teresa Craddock
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