Goldtopia - Bill Orrell

[knobby]

I received an email today to tell me that Bill Orrell (Goldtopia) sadly passed away a little while ago.
Condolences to his family.

 

[Matt Butcher]

Sad news, condolences to the family.

 

[Glenn]

Sad news indeed. My condolences to his family.

 

[Soulsaver]

Lovely Guy, one of the early adopters on here.. wondered where he'd been, will be missed. RIP.

 

[JIM D.]

It's always sad to hear when a circle is broken. Let's all hope Bill finds an accordion on the other side of the journey he's taken. {} RIP {}

 

[dunlustin]

I too had wondered about the absence of posts from 'Goldtopia'.
Sad news - he'll be greatly missed, a decent man who loved his music and kept his curiosity.

 

[Reedwarbler]

Sad to hear that news.

Condolences to his family

 

[bocsa]

Saddened to hear that we've lost Bill, please pass on my condolences to his family.

 

[Happy girl]

In a previous post I was bold enough to let Bill know how much I enjoy the many wise & witty contributions he makes.

Sincere condolences to his family; his writing always added colour to this site; he will be sadly missed.

 

[artelagro]

Let me also add my name to the above list. In 2014 we had many on-line conversations on a variety of topics and Bill, as a young 71 year old, was even prepared to modify the bass buttons of his beloved Welty on the advice of a few fellow amateurs who lived some hundred of miles away from him.
RIP Bill, we are thinking about you.
Garth

 

[lasvegascolonel]

Bill was one of the first people I corresponded with about Weltmeisters. My sincere condolences to his family. His contributions to our forum will surely be missed.

 

[artidots]

Oh that is sad news indeed.

Like others had wondered at the absence of posts recently. Always felt a bit of a connection with Bill somehow, similar views on accordion topics and re advancing years. Always enjoyed his contributions, will miss him, lovely chap.

Rob

 

[fjsys]

A great loss to the forum. He will be missed.
RIP Bill

Ben