Bill, 75 is best remembered for his work with La Mirada youth. He served as Packmaster of Cub Scout Pack 704c at Escalona School. He was one of the pioneers of AYSO in La Mirada and spent many years as a coach and leader.
Born Billy Carl Madden in Norman, Oklahoma on Nov. 23, 1930, Bill's parents moved to Arkansas when he was little. An only child, he made many friends playing baseball and basketball in Belleville, Arkansas. Later in life, he enjoyed corresponding with his Arkansas friends and attending reunions.
Joining his parents in Los Angeles after graduating from high school in 1947, he held various jobs until joining the Navy in 1950. He served on many ships and transported Marines to Korea.
Leaving the Navy in 1955, he went to work for the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in their Los Angeles plant. He started as a lab technician and played on the company baseball team, eventually rising to quality control supervisor.
In 1956, he met and married Janice Erickson, a farmer's daughter from South Dakota. She was number nine in a family of ten, used to hand-me-downs and being last in line. He was an only child and used to getting his way. The marriage lasted 50 years.
They lived in an apartment in Huntington Park. The babies came: William, stillborn in 1958, Steven, born in 1959 and Neil in 1961.
Buying his first home in 1962, Bill chose the far-off suburb of La Mirada, a new town surrounded by olive trees, dairies and oilfields. He made toy rifles for the stagecoaches in Sarah Trine's class at Escalona School, served as packmaster for the Escalona Cub Scout group and was one of the first coaches in AYSO.
He was famous for quieting a large room or a group of rowdy boys by pursing his lips and emitting a loud, piercing whistle. Everyone knew it was time to pay attention or endure another earsplitting blast.
When the Goodyear plant closed in 1980, he went to work for the Kirkhill Rubber Company in Brea. He worked as a supervisor until he retired in 1995. Some of the products he made went into space with the shuttle program.
Upon his retirement, he sold his La Mirada home and moved to Las Vegas. He went back to school and became a Master Gardener, helping friends and neighbors with their yards.
He is survived by his wife, Jan, son Steven of Redlands, son Neil and his wife, Becky, of Victorville, grandson Derek Madden of Victorville and granddaughter Danielle Camorlinga and her husband, Jason, of La Mirada. He is also survived by numerous cousins, nephews, nieces and in-laws, and the many friends he met and cherished.
Born Billy Carl Madden in Norman, Oklahoma on Nov. 23, 1930, Bill's parents moved to Arkansas when he was little. An only child, he made many friends playing baseball and basketball in Belleville, Arkansas. Later in life, he enjoyed corresponding with his Arkansas friends and attending reunions.
Joining his parents in Los Angeles after graduating from high school in 1947, he held various jobs until joining the Navy in 1950. He served on many ships and transported Marines to Korea.
Leaving the Navy in 1955, he went to work for the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in their Los Angeles plant. He started as a lab technician and played on the company baseball team, eventually rising to quality control supervisor.
In 1956, he met and married Janice Erickson, a farmer's daughter from South Dakota. She was number nine in a family of ten, used to hand-me-downs and being last in line. He was an only child and used to getting his way. The marriage lasted 50 years.
They lived in an apartment in Huntington Park. The babies came: William, stillborn in 1958, Steven, born in 1959 and Neil in 1961.
Buying his first home in 1962, Bill chose the far-off suburb of La Mirada, a new town surrounded by olive trees, dairies and oilfields. He made toy rifles for the stagecoaches in Sarah Trine's class at Escalona School, served as packmaster for the Escalona Cub Scout group and was one of the first coaches in AYSO.
He was famous for quieting a large room or a group of rowdy boys by pursing his lips and emitting a loud, piercing whistle. Everyone knew it was time to pay attention or endure another earsplitting blast.
When the Goodyear plant closed in 1980, he went to work for the Kirkhill Rubber Company in Brea. He worked as a supervisor until he retired in 1995. Some of the products he made went into space with the shuttle program.
Upon his retirement, he sold his La Mirada home and moved to Las Vegas. He went back to school and became a Master Gardener, helping friends and neighbors with their yards.
He is survived by his wife, Jan, son Steven of Redlands, son Neil and his wife, Becky, of Victorville, grandson Derek Madden of Victorville and granddaughter Danielle Camorlinga and her husband, Jason, of La Mirada. He is also survived by numerous cousins, nephews, nieces and in-laws, and the many friends he met and cherished.
Bill, 75 is best remembered for his work with La Mirada youth. He served as Packmaster of Cub Scout Pack 704c at Escalona School. He was one of the pioneers of AYSO in La Mirada and spent many years as a coach and leader.
Born Billy Carl Madden in Norman, Oklahoma on Nov. 23, 1930, Bill's parents moved to Arkansas when he was little. An only child, he made many friends playing baseball and basketball in Belleville, Arkansas. Later in life, he enjoyed corresponding with his Arkansas friends and attending reunions.
Joining his parents in Los Angeles after graduating from high school in 1947, he held various jobs until joining the Navy in 1950. He served on many ships and transported Marines to Korea.
Leaving the Navy in 1955, he went to work for the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in their Los Angeles plant. He started as a lab technician and played on the company baseball team, eventually rising to quality control supervisor.
In 1956, he met and married Janice Erickson, a farmer's daughter from South Dakota. She was number nine in a family of ten, used to hand-me-downs and being last in line. He was an only child and used to getting his way. The marriage lasted 50 years.
They lived in an apartment in Huntington Park. The babies came: William, stillborn in 1958, Steven, born in 1959 and Neil in 1961.
Buying his first home in 1962, Bill chose the far-off suburb of La Mirada, a new town surrounded by olive trees, dairies and oilfields. He made toy rifles for the stagecoaches in Sarah Trine's class at Escalona School, served as packmaster for the Escalona Cub Scout group and was one of the first coaches in AYSO.
He was famous for quieting a large room or a group of rowdy boys by pursing his lips and emitting a loud, piercing whistle. Everyone knew it was time to pay attention or endure another earsplitting blast.
When the Goodyear plant closed in 1980, he went to work for the Kirkhill Rubber Company in Brea. He worked as a supervisor until he retired in 1995. Some of the products he made went into space with the shuttle program.
Upon his retirement, he sold his La Mirada home and moved to Las Vegas. He went back to school and became a Master Gardener, helping friends and neighbors with their yards.
He is survived by his wife, Jan, son Steven of Redlands, son Neil and his wife, Becky, of Victorville, grandson Derek Madden of Victorville and granddaughter Danielle Camorlinga and her husband, Jason, of La Mirada. He is also survived by numerous cousins, nephews, nieces and in-laws, and the many friends he met and cherished.
Born Billy Carl Madden in Norman, Oklahoma on Nov. 23, 1930, Bill's parents moved to Arkansas when he was little. An only child, he made many friends playing baseball and basketball in Belleville, Arkansas. Later in life, he enjoyed corresponding with his Arkansas friends and attending reunions.
Joining his parents in Los Angeles after graduating from high school in 1947, he held various jobs until joining the Navy in 1950. He served on many ships and transported Marines to Korea.
Leaving the Navy in 1955, he went to work for the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in their Los Angeles plant. He started as a lab technician and played on the company baseball team, eventually rising to quality control supervisor.
In 1956, he met and married Janice Erickson, a farmer's daughter from South Dakota. She was number nine in a family of ten, used to hand-me-downs and being last in line. He was an only child and used to getting his way. The marriage lasted 50 years.
They lived in an apartment in Huntington Park. The babies came: William, stillborn in 1958, Steven, born in 1959 and Neil in 1961.
Buying his first home in 1962, Bill chose the far-off suburb of La Mirada, a new town surrounded by olive trees, dairies and oilfields. He made toy rifles for the stagecoaches in Sarah Trine's class at Escalona School, served as packmaster for the Escalona Cub Scout group and was one of the first coaches in AYSO.
He was famous for quieting a large room or a group of rowdy boys by pursing his lips and emitting a loud, piercing whistle. Everyone knew it was time to pay attention or endure another earsplitting blast.
When the Goodyear plant closed in 1980, he went to work for the Kirkhill Rubber Company in Brea. He worked as a supervisor until he retired in 1995. Some of the products he made went into space with the shuttle program.
Upon his retirement, he sold his La Mirada home and moved to Las Vegas. He went back to school and became a Master Gardener, helping friends and neighbors with their yards.
He is survived by his wife, Jan, son Steven of Redlands, son Neil and his wife, Becky, of Victorville, grandson Derek Madden of Victorville and granddaughter Danielle Camorlinga and her husband, Jason, of La Mirada. He is also survived by numerous cousins, nephews, nieces and in-laws, and the many friends he met and cherished.
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