
“Bill” Fenstermaker
Donation protected
First, I want to say I pray everyone is having a good day. My name is Dawn, many of you know me from Fly Tying in Idaho Falls, the Denver Merchandise Mart Show, and International Fly Tying Symposium in New Jersey among other places.
However, I’ve been quite busy the passed few years helping with Bill Fenstermaker and assisting in Medical decisions. This fundraiser is for Bill. Bill has been diagnosed with “Stage 4 cancer”, nearing end of life (less than 6 months to live), with “no other treatment options.”
In the past Bill has made remarkable recovery from from double amputation of both legs, a heart attack, kidney failure, among other things; however, he has not recovered from loss of use of his arm nor his fight with cancer and has been removed from the kidney transplant list.
Bill has lead a quite and reserved life and is a fabulous artist, fly tier, fly fisherman and has been an integral part of the Fly Fishing community for decades. Many of you can probably remember both his jovial and serious nature and ability to be straightforward.
However, since about 2 years ago he has had repeated hospitalisations that have depleted his financial resources, leaving “nothing” to pay for end of life expenditures and disposal of the estate nor any outstanding debts, I haven’t accounted for.
Bill does have a son, whom has also been included in care; however, does not have the ability to take care of these expenses at his young age.
Funeral arrangements have not been made, due to funding, and as Bill is in “Pallative Care” soon to be moving to “Hospice”.
Please be patient for updates and wording…as those close to us know I’ve been in constant meetings and care and coordination mode to make Bill’s end of life as respectable as possible.
kind regards,
Dawn
Thane
Organizer
Dawn Gwin
Organizer
Loma, CO