As you probably know Bill and Lynn’s first home at Carter Lake was a tent along the shore pretty much near the current sailing club dock. Several other early sailing buddies also camped there. Bill and Lynn loved Carter so much they bought a lot for the first cabin. There were two guys (carpenters and also sailors) who helped him build it. I helped nail down part of the roof. It soon became the after race party center for the sailors and my dad would often entertain business associates and customers of FPI there. My dad was a little too liberal with the gin when he made his famous Tom Collins’s which worried Bill and Lynn about folks driving back to Denver. Anyhow it was always great high spirited fun. In those days Bill was always trying to recruit someone to crew for him and hopefully later buy a Star boat. Part of his game was to teach how you how to sail a Star.  I think the two guys who helped build the cabin purchased one.  He was trying to build up the Star fleet at Carter. He was always willing to sell you his latest boat and acquire a new one for himself. As time went by he entered national and regional racing events taking along his latest crew member for the thrill of a sailing lifetime. He became well known to sailors all over the country as the fun loving Star boat captain from Colorado who always did a little better than anyone expected.

In thinking and writing about Bill don’t forget his love of dogs. He adored them and as you know in his later years Bill rescued or took in neglected dogs. I think the dog he probably loved the most was a white husky named Twinkle which Bill and Lynn got when they first moved to Denver. Twinkle helped them raise Kristie and Thor. He loved dog walks. His dog buddies were his favorite walking companions. Please remember that Scruffy is also as much a family member as Thor, Kristie, Pinky or me.

—-Bill’s brother, John Kieser