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It is with heavy hearts that we, the family of Bill Dillon, announce his passing on February 4, 2025 at his home in Dallas, Texas.

Bill, born and raised in the Detroit, Michigan, area with three younger brothers, subsequently attended Alma College, earning a degree in business administration in 1962 and making lifelong friends as a member of the TKE fraternity. Two years later he earned an MBA in accounting from the University of Detroit, and in 1967 was licensed as a CPA.

Bill’s entire career was spent with the accounting firm Arthur Andersen, where he started in the Detroit office. In 1975, he was admitted to partnership, responsible for the Michigan banking and financial services practice and for developing the office’s government services program. That success led to his transfer to Dallas/Fort Worth in 1978 where he developed a very successful government services industry program. He was a respected counselor and advisor to younger partners in the firm and was recognized in the business community for his commitment to high quality client service. Bill retired from Andersen in 1991, but for a few years, until Sandie retired, continued to provide consulting services.

As much as Bill loved his Andersen colleagues, his family and friends were his greatest joy. His first marriage ended in divorce, but that marriage made him a father to treasured children Sarah and John. In 1996, he married wife Sandie, becoming beloved stepfather to Chris and Dustin. Between all four children there are now nine grandchildren, ages 16 to 26 -- cousins in every sense of the word, “step” not even in their vocabulary. One of Bill’s greatest joys was the biannual family beach vacation which no family member has ever missed and where decibel levels reach unheard of highs.

Upon Sandie’s retirement in 1998, for each of the next 10 years they lived six months at Holly Lake Ranch in East Texas and the other six in a 1798 farmhouse in Maine where Bill spent hours in the woods clearing trails to a 22-acre pond on their property. While they loved Maine and their Parsonsfield community, the birth of grandchildren called them back to Holly Lake fulltime, Maine being a 4-day drive. A few years later, they purchased a cottage on Lake LeAnn in closer southern Michigan, to enjoy cooler summers.

Without question, Bill’s best-known trait was his quick wit and sense of humor – often just quiet one-liners, none of them ever disparaging to others. He was also known for his kindness and caring. Wherever he lived, his compassion for others carried over into his volunteerism and leadership in many civic and community organizations, among them The Center for Housing Resources, East Texas Hospice, Adult Literacy, church committees and food banks. He also often ran in 5 and 10K races for charitable causes.

In fact, running and exercising several times a week were activities Bill did religiously throughout his adulthood, later in life adding golf, fishing, boating and skiing to his outdoor activities. He loved many things - travel, reading and anything Laurel and Hardy, Willie Nelson, Native American or Irish, to name just a few. Above all, he loved his God, holding close to a faith that comforted and carried him through the final difficult weeks of his life.

Bill is survived by wife Sandie; children Sarah Morris (Richie), John Dillon (Elisha), Chris Kroeger (Stacy) and Dustin Kroeger (Christie); grandchildren Patrick, Emily (Andrew), Katherine, Megan, Sage, Kysen, Lauren, Natalie and Kate; brothers Russ, Bob and Dave, and five nieces and a nephew. He is preceded in death by his parents Eileen and George Dillon.

A memorial service celebrating Bill’s life will be held at 11:00 on Sunday, March 23, at the Monie Chapel, Presbyterian Village North, 8866 Skyline Drive, Dallas. In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made in Bill’s honor to the causes of Parkinson’s (Parkinsons Michael J Fox Foundation) Type 1 Diabetes (Breakthrough T1D) or Faith Presbyterian Hospice.