I've known Billy B since we were in high school and he was a kind and generous person, but he could be a bit stubborn. He was not a 'me too', 'go with the crowd' kind of guy, he liked to do things his way. It didn't matter if it was running his go-kart up and down the beach at Stone Harbor as a kid, or taking the boat out fishing, to building his Cobra in later life, he did it his way. I always looked at that touch of stubbornness as more of an asset than a detriment because it demonstrated he was 'a thinker', a very thoughtful person and that trait served him well throughout life. He was well regarded by those whose paths he crossed throughout life and will be missed and never forgotten by those of us who all called him a friend. My deepest sympathy to his family.