MCEACHERN: William

On Sunday December 22, 2019, after a short, but difficult battle with cancer, William Andrew “Bill” McEachern of Goderich passed away in his 59th year. He is survived by his father Murray McEachern of Thornbury, brother Scott McEachern of London, sisters Janice McEachern (Claus Zimmer) of Collingwood and Laurie Murray of Kitchener. Also survived by nieces Melissa (Sam) Hillifer, Tori McEachern, Katie McEachern of Kitchener, and nephews Alex (Kayla) McEachern, and Cameron Murray of Kitchener, Mathew Zimmer (Jessica Atkins) of Toronto and Michael Zimmer of Oshawa. He was predeceased by his mother Kathleen McEachern.
Bill was born in Goderich, but spent the majority of his childhood years in Stratford, growing up with his adopted family. Bill had several different jobs over his lifetime. The jobs that Bill enjoyed the most were: working at his brother-in –law’s Landscaping/Snow Plowing Business and the few years he spent in the Canadian Armed Forces. Bill moved back to Goderich in 2009 and made Goderich his permanent residence. The Legion quickly became his second home and he was very proud to be a member. He volunteered his time at the Legion and took great pride in being the Parade Marshall for a number of years. Bill was very well liked. He enjoyed living in Goderich and being part of the community. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Goderich Legion on Saturday January 4th, 2020 from 1:00 pm -3:00 pm. Donations to Goderich Legion Br. 109 would be gratefully acknowledged.