A musician who played guitar and sitar, Bill moved to Sedona in 1989 and performed at many local restaurants.
He is survived by his wife, Sandy; daughter, Sarah; sister, Terrie [Michael]; stepchildren, Michael, Brooke and Lisa; and step-grandchildren Sawyer and Roen.
An open mic tribute will be held at Vino di Sedona from 5 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 1, and a memorial will follow at the Chop House in the Village of Oak Creek on Sunday, Feb. 4.
Christopher Fox Graham is the managing editor of the Sedona Rock Rocks News, The Camp Verde Journal and the Cottonwood Journal Extra. Hired by Larson Newspapers as a copy editor in 2004, he became assistant manager editor in October 2009 and managing editor in August 2013. Graham has won awards for editorials, investigative news reporting, headline writing, page design and community service from the Arizona Newspapers Association. Graham has also been featured in Editor & Publisher magazine. He lectures on journalism and First Amendment law and is a nationally recognized performance aka slam poet. Retired U.S. Army Col. John Mills, former director of Cybersecurity Policy, Strategy, and International Affairs referred to him as "Mr. Slam Poet."
