William (Bill) Weaver, 56, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on February 3, 2021.
He was a resident of Wyoming, NY and recently Naples, Florida. Bill was an avid motorcycle enthusiast, Pittsburgh Steelers Fan, and Pitmaster of the Boogie Woogie BBQ.
A long time oil field worker in the Appalachian Basin most recently a tool pusher with DLH Energy Service in Jamestown N.Y. until his vision loss from Stargardt’s disease in 2016.
Bill continued learning and adapting to the challenges of living with blindness by becoming an active participant at the Lighthouse of Collier County in Naples Florida. With their help, he completed extensive training on website development. He gained great friendships and provided technical training to the visually impaired. As a second career, he was developing “Out of Site technology” to pursue web design. Sadly, amidst the recent pandemic he was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer and returned to New York to spend precious time with family.
He is predeceased by his Father Dean Weaver and Brother Jeff Weaver.
He is survived by his mother Barbara Weaver; Dedicated wife Margaret Kilby-Weaver; Daughters Mindy (Rob Curry) Kilby and Michele (Andy) McIlroy of Pavilion; Sons Jonathan Weaver, Joshua (Brittany Van Scooter) Weaver of Brockport and Tyler Weaver (Maddy Rodgers) of Pavilion; Grandchildren Reed McIlroy, Cora and Bryce Curry. In addition to many close friends and relatives.
Bill will be remembered as a strong, tell it like it is “bad ass good man” with a one-of-a-kind sense of humor. He will be fondly missed by all who knew him.
A celebration of life will be held at a later date when all can attend.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in his memory to the Lighthouse of Collier County ( www.lighthouseofcollier.org ) 2685 Horseshoe Drive South, Suite 211 Naples, FL 34104.