Birth date: Jul 3, 1942 Death date: Mar 17, 2022
William “Bill” Francis Tolan, age 79, passed away in Muskegon on Thursday, March 17, 2022. Bill was born in Lansing, MI, on July 3, 1942, to his parents Harold and Bernice (Anderson) Tolan. He graduated from Resurrection High Scho Read Obituary
What a memorable teacher! He shaved his arm hair to demonstrate how sharp the tools were and taught us a turkey song a Thanksgiving time. He also said "time flies when your having fun at the end of class." Truly appreciate him.
Mr. Tolan was by far on of my favorite teachers! I loved shop class with him. He taught me things i still use today. He will be missed
I met Bill in 1957 when Jim took me”home to meet the family”. We were only about 4 yrs apart in age, and became good friends. In 1968 we moved our family to Howell, Mi. , not too far from Detroit and spent every weekend with Bill and Lori, boating on our lake, playing cards, eating, enjoying each other’s company. Bill was Godfather to my 2 youngest sons, Steve and Pat. He has always been a good brother, friend and there for me! I know he’s with sweet Lori , Granny and Grandpa, Jimmy, Mark, and Richard, playing some hellacious cribbage games. Hope he took some quarters with him to put in Granny’s “winners sock”. And I hope there’s an open chair for me, when I get there!!!
so sorry for your loss, i did not know bill well, but had many conversations with him over the years and always enjoyed our talks. God bless! gary chamberlain
