A "Celebration" of his life will be held on Saturday, February 16, 2008, at 11:00 a.m., in the sanctuary of Laurelglen Bible Church, 2801 Ashe Road, Bakersfield, CA 93309.
MY NAME IS CINDY, AND I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN BY THANKING KIMBER, AND ALL OF THE FAMILY, FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE TODAY, AND TO BE ABLE TO HONOR THIS INCREDIBLE MAN.
I HAVE CHERISHED MEMORIES OF 'WILLIAM STANLEY, M.D.', MY DOCTOR, ‘BILL' MY FRIEND, AND EVERYONE’S ‘SUPERMAN’
I MET DR. STANLEY AT LEAST 26 YEARS AGO, AND HE’S BEEN MY PHYSICIAN EVER SINCE. WHEN I FIRST MET HIM, HE LOOKED AS HANDSOME AS CLARK KENT, AND THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, SHOWED ME THE STRENGTH AND CAPABILITY OF ‘SUPERMAN’.
HE HAD BEEN WITH ME EVERY STEP OF THE WAY, GUIDING & PROTECTING ME THROUGH MEDICAL FEARS AND CONCERNS, & SURGERIES THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE.
I HAVE ALWAYS HAD THE UTMOST OF TRUST & CONFIDENCE IN HIM, KNOWING IN MY HEART, HE WOULD ALWAYS ACT IN MY BEST INTEREST.
I ALWAYS HELD HIM IN VERY HIGH ESTEEM, AND FORTUNATELY, TOOK THE OPPORTUNITIES TO LET HIM KNOW HOW I EXPERIENCED HIM.
AS A PHYSICIAN, HE GAVE OF HIMSELF IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE, AND TRULY SERVED AS A ROLE MODEL IN HIS PROFESSION.
HE ALWAYS GAVE ME AS MUCH TIME AS I NEEDED, TO TALK WITH HIM. HE WAS A WONDERFUL LISTENER.
HE ALWAYS OFFERED SUPPORT, GUIDANCE, AND PERSPECTIVE; ALWAYS ALLOWING ME TO FEEL RESPECTED AS HIS PATIENT, AND ENCOURAGED BY WHATEVER SITUATION MIGHT HAVE AROSE.
AS A NURSE, I ADMIRED HIS KNOWLEDGE AND HIS NEVER-ENDING QUEST FOR OPTIONS & ANSWERS.
IT WAS SO OBVIOUS TO ME, THAT HE ENJOYED WHAT HE DID, AND HAD AN INCREDIBLE PASSION FOR HIS WORK, AND A TRUE COMMITMENT TO HIS PATIENTS.
WHAT I ADMIRED MOST ABOUT DR. STANLEY, WAS HIS ABILITY TO BE PROFESSIONAL & SERIOUS WHEN HE NEEDED TO BE, AND AT THE SAME TIME, ALLOWED HIMSELF TO BE VULNERABLE AS A HUMAN BEING, NOT BEING SHY ABOUT HIS THOUGHTS AND EMOTIONS. I ADMIRED HIS INTEGRITY & HUMILITY.
I WAS CONVINCED, THAT THERE WASN'T A TOPIC THAT HE COULDN'T CONVERSE ABOUT.
HIS SMILE & HIS SENSE OF HUMOR WERE CONTAGIOUS. I COULDN'T HELP, BUT FEEL CARED FOR, AND VERY AMUSED AT LIFE, WHEN I WAS IN HIS PRESENCE.
I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT I WAS ABLE TO BRING JOY INTO HIS LIFE, AS HE HAD IN MINE. IT'S HARD TO PUT INTO WORDS, HOW MUCH I WILL MISS THIS MAN.
I CAN SAY, THAT I CONSIDER MYSELF, ONE OF THE 'LUCKY ONES' TO HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY AND THE HONOR, TO HAVE HAD HIM IN MY LIFE, AS LONG AS I DID.
MY HUSBAND, ALAN, ACCOMPANIED ME TO MANY VISITS WITH DR. STANLEY. HE ALWAYS SHOWED ALAN SO MUCH RESPECT, NOT ONLY AS MY HUSBAND, BUT AS SOMEONE WHO WOULD READILY PARTICIPATE IN MY CARE AND DECISION MAKING.
ALAN HAS TOLD ME ON SO MANY OCCASIONS, HOW MUCH HE ADMIRED DR. STANLEY AND HOW GRATEFUL HE FELT TO HAVE HIM IN OUR LIVES. I KNOW HE WILL MISS HIM A LOT.
ON BOTH A SERIOUS AND HUMOROUS NOTE: I HAVE BEEN WONDERING- HOW AM I GOING TO GET THROUGH MENOPAUSE WITHOUT THIS MAN IN MY LIFE? I KNOW MY HUSBAND, IS ALSO WONDERING HOW HE WILL GET THROUGH 'MY' MENOPAUSE, AS WELL.
WE WERE JUST BEGINNING TO HAVE THOSE TALKS ABOUT HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY. I KNEW THERE WOULD BE MANY 'GO-AROUNDS' REGARDING THIS TOPIC.
BEING HE HAS SEEN ME THROUGH SO MANY PHASES AND TRANSITIONS IN MY LIFE, I KNOW IN MY HEART, HE LITERALLY KNEW ME BOTH 'INSIDE AND OUT.'
EVEN THOUGH, HE IS NOT WITH ME PHYSICALLY, IN PERSON, I WILL CONTINUE TO ALLOW HIS WISDOM TO GUIDE ME, BECAUSE HE WILL ALWAYS HAVE A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY THOUGHTS, & IN MY HEART.
I WANT TO SAY TO KIMBER, HIS CHILDREN, AND ALL OF HIS FAMILY- "ALWAYS CHERISH THE LOVE & MEMORIES THAT 'BILL' HAS GIVEN TO YOU. I PRAY THAT IN TIME, THESE MEMORIES WILL BRING YOU A LOT OF WARMTH & COMFORT."
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK DR. STANLEY'S VERY DEDICATED OFFICE STAFF, PATTY, PAULA, AND MARGE, FOR ALWAYS BEING THERE FOR ME. I ALWAYS FELT, THAT ALL OF YOU WERE AN EXTENSION OF HIS LOVE, PROFESSIONALISM, WARMTH AND COMPASSION.
I AM CERTAIN, THAT HE WILL FOREVER, CONTINUE TO IMPACT & INFLUENCE SO MANY OF HIS PATIENTS, FRIENDS & COLLEAGUES AS A 'SHINING' EXAMPLE, OR IN HIS WORDS, 'THE GOLD STANDARD.'
THANK YOU BILL, FOR TOUCHING MY LIFE IN SO MANY WONDERFUL WAYS, & FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING ABLE TO KNOW YOU. I WILL ALWAYS MISS YOU.
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MY MEMORIES OF BILL STANLEY
MY NAME IS CINDY, AND I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN BY THANKING KIMBER, AND ALL OF THE FAMILY, FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE TODAY, AND TO BE ABLE TO HONOR THIS INCREDIBLE MAN.
I HAVE CHERISHED MEMORIES OF 'WILLIAM STANLEY, M.D.', MY DOCTOR, ‘BILL' MY FRIEND, AND EVERYONE’S ‘SUPERMAN’
I MET DR. STANLEY AT LEAST 26 YEARS AGO, AND HE’S BEEN MY PHYSICIAN EVER SINCE. WHEN I FIRST MET HIM, HE LOOKED AS HANDSOME AS CLARK KENT, AND THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, SHOWED ME THE STRENGTH AND CAPABILITY OF ‘SUPERMAN’.
HE HAD BEEN WITH ME EVERY STEP OF THE WAY, GUIDING & PROTECTING ME THROUGH MEDICAL FEARS AND CONCERNS, & SURGERIES THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE.
I HAVE ALWAYS HAD THE UTMOST OF TRUST & CONFIDENCE IN HIM, KNOWING IN MY HEART, HE WOULD ALWAYS ACT IN MY BEST INTEREST.
I ALWAYS HELD HIM IN VERY HIGH ESTEEM, AND FORTUNATELY, TOOK THE OPPORTUNITIES TO LET HIM KNOW HOW I EXPERIENCED HIM.
AS A PHYSICIAN, HE GAVE OF HIMSELF IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE, AND TRULY SERVED AS A ROLE MODEL IN HIS PROFESSION.
HE ALWAYS GAVE ME AS MUCH TIME AS I NEEDED, TO TALK WITH HIM. HE WAS A WONDERFUL LISTENER.
HE ALWAYS OFFERED SUPPORT, GUIDANCE, AND PERSPECTIVE; ALWAYS ALLOWING ME TO FEEL RESPECTED AS HIS PATIENT, AND ENCOURAGED BY WHATEVER SITUATION MIGHT HAVE AROSE.
AS A NURSE, I ADMIRED HIS KNOWLEDGE AND HIS NEVER-ENDING QUEST FOR OPTIONS & ANSWERS.
IT WAS SO OBVIOUS TO ME, THAT HE ENJOYED WHAT HE DID, AND HAD AN INCREDIBLE PASSION FOR HIS WORK, AND A TRUE COMMITMENT TO HIS PATIENTS.
WHAT I ADMIRED MOST ABOUT DR. STANLEY, WAS HIS ABILITY TO BE PROFESSIONAL & SERIOUS WHEN HE NEEDED TO BE, AND AT THE SAME TIME, ALLOWED HIMSELF TO BE VULNERABLE AS A HUMAN BEING, NOT BEING SHY ABOUT HIS THOUGHTS AND EMOTIONS. I ADMIRED HIS INTEGRITY & HUMILITY.
I WAS CONVINCED, THAT THERE WASN'T A TOPIC THAT HE COULDN'T CONVERSE ABOUT.
HIS SMILE & HIS SENSE OF HUMOR WERE CONTAGIOUS. I COULDN'T HELP, BUT FEEL CARED FOR, AND VERY AMUSED AT LIFE, WHEN I WAS IN HIS PRESENCE.
I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT I WAS ABLE TO BRING JOY INTO HIS LIFE, AS HE HAD IN MINE. IT'S HARD TO PUT INTO WORDS, HOW MUCH I WILL MISS THIS MAN.
I CAN SAY, THAT I CONSIDER MYSELF, ONE OF THE 'LUCKY ONES' TO HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY AND THE HONOR, TO HAVE HAD HIM IN MY LIFE, AS LONG AS I DID.
MY HUSBAND, ALAN, ACCOMPANIED ME TO MANY VISITS WITH DR. STANLEY. HE ALWAYS SHOWED ALAN SO MUCH RESPECT, NOT ONLY AS MY HUSBAND, BUT AS SOMEONE WHO WOULD READILY PARTICIPATE IN MY CARE AND DECISION MAKING.
ALAN HAS TOLD ME ON SO MANY OCCASIONS, HOW MUCH HE ADMIRED DR. STANLEY AND HOW GRATEFUL HE FELT TO HAVE HIM IN OUR LIVES. I KNOW HE WILL MISS HIM A LOT.
ON BOTH A SERIOUS AND HUMOROUS NOTE: I HAVE BEEN WONDERING- HOW AM I GOING TO GET THROUGH MENOPAUSE WITHOUT THIS MAN IN MY LIFE? I KNOW MY HUSBAND, IS ALSO WONDERING HOW HE WILL GET THROUGH 'MY' MENOPAUSE, AS WELL.
WE WERE JUST BEGINNING TO HAVE THOSE TALKS ABOUT HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY. I KNEW THERE WOULD BE MANY 'GO-AROUNDS' REGARDING THIS TOPIC.
BEING HE HAS SEEN ME THROUGH SO MANY PHASES AND TRANSITIONS IN MY LIFE, I KNOW IN MY HEART, HE LITERALLY KNEW ME BOTH 'INSIDE AND OUT.'
EVEN THOUGH, HE IS NOT WITH ME PHYSICALLY, IN PERSON, I WILL CONTINUE TO ALLOW HIS WISDOM TO GUIDE ME, BECAUSE HE WILL ALWAYS HAVE A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY THOUGHTS, & IN MY HEART.
I WANT TO SAY TO KIMBER, HIS CHILDREN, AND ALL OF HIS FAMILY- "ALWAYS CHERISH THE LOVE & MEMORIES THAT 'BILL' HAS GIVEN TO YOU. I PRAY THAT IN TIME, THESE MEMORIES WILL BRING YOU A LOT OF WARMTH & COMFORT."
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK DR. STANLEY'S VERY DEDICATED OFFICE STAFF, PATTY, PAULA, AND MARGE, FOR ALWAYS BEING THERE FOR ME. I ALWAYS FELT, THAT ALL OF YOU WERE AN EXTENSION OF HIS LOVE, PROFESSIONALISM, WARMTH AND COMPASSION.
I AM CERTAIN, THAT HE WILL FOREVER, CONTINUE TO IMPACT & INFLUENCE SO MANY OF HIS PATIENTS, FRIENDS & COLLEAGUES AS A 'SHINING' EXAMPLE, OR IN HIS WORDS, 'THE GOLD STANDARD.'
THANK YOU BILL, FOR TOUCHING MY LIFE IN SO MANY WONDERFUL WAYS, & FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING ABLE TO KNOW YOU. I WILL ALWAYS MISS YOU.
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