Obituary:
SGT WILLIAM DIBBLE,
US ARMY, VIETNAM
From the day William "Bill" Dibble was born he was confronted with challenge. Born on July 20, 1951 in Toyoko Japan, Bill was cared for in an orphanage. At 2 ½ years old, he was adopted by his American parents, Wheeler and Jewel Dibble (Deceased). A few years later, while still in Japan, Bill went with his parents to the orphanage to select his baby sister. His parents then adopted his younger sister Roberta, where they were raised in America. While in America Bill faced the difficulty of finding his place within his peer group, as well as often moving due to his father's military service.
He began working at Pacific Bell Company in downtown San Diego in 1969. He began as a dishwasher in the kitchen, and eventually retired 30 years later as the Engineering Service Manager over Southern California.
He was very proud of his accomplishments with Pacific Bell, but when recently asked his greatest accomplishment he said "I was born an orphan, and somehow ended up with 4 intelligent, beautiful children, and 5 equally beautiful and intelligent grandchildren."
His first born, William, was born when Bill was just 19 years old, his daughter Wendy followed just 4 years later. Certainly this was a time of great challenge, married with 2 young children at a very young age. He then went on to meet his wife of 25 years, Lisa. With whom he had his two sons, Andrew and Brian. He truly enjoyed this second chance as he coached their sports teams, and became more involved in their lives.
He was just as pleased when his older children married. William to his wife, Teri and Wendy to her husband Paul. Their marriages brought him his five grandchildren; Brennan, Tylar, Seth, Wade and Kinsley.
Bill faced his biggest challenge in 2004 when he was first diagnosed with throat cancer. When it return in 2008 he battled back from significant threats to his life and was left with impeded speech. He did not let this stop him and he faced it with such strength and dignity taking time to appreciate his love for family and friends. Throughout his treatment up to his final months ,he elected to participate in multiple studies at UC San Diego in hopes it would help doctors to learn everything they could so that maybe the next guy would be "luckier".
Bill passed on September 19, 2016, truly loved by his supportive wife Lisa and his "greatest accomplishments".
In lieu of flowers, his wife Lisa, would like donations to be made to the American Cancer Society
http://main.acsevents.org/goto/BillDibble or the Zoological Society of San Diego https:// sandiegozoo.org/memorial
A celebration of life will be held on Saturday October 1 from 1 to 6pm at the Coronado Yacht Club.
MIRAMAR MEMORIAL SERVICES
BIRTH
20 Jul 1951
Japan
DEATH
19 Sep 2016 (aged 65)
San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA
BURIAL
Miramar National Cemetery
San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA
PLOT
SECTION 4 SITE 722
Buried
