William D. Jameson, 88 of Boise, died Friday at a local hospital. Services pending at Bowman Funeral Parlor, Garden City.
Published in Idaho Statesman on July 13, 2013
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William Dorsey "Bill" Jameson
December 1, 1924 - July 12, 2013
Willam Dorsey "Bill" Jameson, 88 passed away Friday July 12, 2013 at a local hospital. Family, friends, students, and co-workers from the Boise School District will all mourn his passing.
Bill was a 4th generation Idahoan. He was born in Boise, Idaho on December 1, 1924 to Eleanor Irene (Tracy) and Dorsey Kenneth Jameson. He has spent his entire life in Boise except for time in the Army Air Corps during WWII, where his squadron won six Asiatic battle stars, one Philippine liberation battle star, and two presidential Unit Citations.
Upon returning from the service, he attended Boise Junior College, where he earned a Bachelor's degree and the College of Idaho, where he earned a Master's degree. He was an educator in the Boise School District for 31 years. During this time, he taught general science and Biology at South Jr. High, North Jr. High, and Borah and Capital High Schools. He was also athletic director at Borah High. He served as principal both at East Jr. High and Borah High School and assistant principal at Boise High School.
Bill had many interests including music, dance, sports, and fishing. He was executive secretary of the Boise Musician's Union for many years. He was a past president of Boise Music Week and a life member of that organization. He and his brother Gib Hochstrasser had a jazz quartet in the late 60s and 70s. He also had a Dixieland band and a German band.
Bill also was a choreographer. He did the dancing on several local versions of Broadway musicals. He was especially proud of his work with the Boise High Thunderbird Drill Team and led them to consecutive Pacific Northwest Championships. He took this 104- member drill team and the Boise High Marching Band, directed by Mel Shelton, to San Francisco in 1966 where they performed at halftime for a 49ers/Green Bay game. The group received a standing ovation and was told by the 49ers officials that it was the best high school show they had ever seen.
He also started the East Jr. High Honeybee Drill Team and, after retirement, a junior team called The Sparklers. Bill was a member of the original committee that initiated plans for the new Boise Zoo. In his spare time, he could be seen working expert crossword puzzles or fishing all over central and southern Idaho. He was an Idaho Statesman Distinguished Citizen in 1970.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother Gilbert Hochstrasser. He is survived by his wife Kay Jameson; sister Carol Duvall (Walt) of Newport, OR; three sons, Ron Jameson (Rhonda) of Idaho city; Dee Jameson (Susie) of Coeur d'Alene, ID; Scott Jameson (Joyce) of Seattle, WA; and daughter Ginger Stone (Tod) of Houston, TX; three step-daughters, Julie Kindstrom, of Los Angeles, CA; Karen Porter (Jeff) of Boise, ID, Connie Leuthy (David) of Tukwila, WA; grandchildren, Brandon and Pepper Dobson, Kim Nelson (Sean), John Jameson (Regan), Jackie Jameson, Sage Stone, and Brooke and Bill Jameson, and Ginger Jameson; step grand children, Nancy Boling (Robin), Dennis Porter, Eva and Aaron Leuthy; great-grandchildren, Taber, Ella, and Sawyer Nelson, Phoenix Dobson, Wren Boling and Clara Jameson.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Gib Hochstrasser Music Scholarship Fund at Boise State University.
Bill's philosophy can be summed up in one of his favorite Big Band tunes, It Don't Mean a Thing if it Ain't got that Swing…Bill had that swing!
A memorial service will be held at 1 pm on Wednesday, July 17th at Mountain View Church of the Brethren, 2823 N Cole Rd, Boise. Condolences may be made at www.bowmanfuneral.com.
Published in Idaho Statesman on July 14, 2013
Published in Idaho Statesman on July 13, 2013
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William Dorsey "Bill" Jameson
December 1, 1924 - July 12, 2013
Willam Dorsey "Bill" Jameson, 88 passed away Friday July 12, 2013 at a local hospital. Family, friends, students, and co-workers from the Boise School District will all mourn his passing.
Bill was a 4th generation Idahoan. He was born in Boise, Idaho on December 1, 1924 to Eleanor Irene (Tracy) and Dorsey Kenneth Jameson. He has spent his entire life in Boise except for time in the Army Air Corps during WWII, where his squadron won six Asiatic battle stars, one Philippine liberation battle star, and two presidential Unit Citations.
Upon returning from the service, he attended Boise Junior College, where he earned a Bachelor's degree and the College of Idaho, where he earned a Master's degree. He was an educator in the Boise School District for 31 years. During this time, he taught general science and Biology at South Jr. High, North Jr. High, and Borah and Capital High Schools. He was also athletic director at Borah High. He served as principal both at East Jr. High and Borah High School and assistant principal at Boise High School.
Bill had many interests including music, dance, sports, and fishing. He was executive secretary of the Boise Musician's Union for many years. He was a past president of Boise Music Week and a life member of that organization. He and his brother Gib Hochstrasser had a jazz quartet in the late 60s and 70s. He also had a Dixieland band and a German band.
Bill also was a choreographer. He did the dancing on several local versions of Broadway musicals. He was especially proud of his work with the Boise High Thunderbird Drill Team and led them to consecutive Pacific Northwest Championships. He took this 104- member drill team and the Boise High Marching Band, directed by Mel Shelton, to San Francisco in 1966 where they performed at halftime for a 49ers/Green Bay game. The group received a standing ovation and was told by the 49ers officials that it was the best high school show they had ever seen.
He also started the East Jr. High Honeybee Drill Team and, after retirement, a junior team called The Sparklers. Bill was a member of the original committee that initiated plans for the new Boise Zoo. In his spare time, he could be seen working expert crossword puzzles or fishing all over central and southern Idaho. He was an Idaho Statesman Distinguished Citizen in 1970.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother Gilbert Hochstrasser. He is survived by his wife Kay Jameson; sister Carol Duvall (Walt) of Newport, OR; three sons, Ron Jameson (Rhonda) of Idaho city; Dee Jameson (Susie) of Coeur d'Alene, ID; Scott Jameson (Joyce) of Seattle, WA; and daughter Ginger Stone (Tod) of Houston, TX; three step-daughters, Julie Kindstrom, of Los Angeles, CA; Karen Porter (Jeff) of Boise, ID, Connie Leuthy (David) of Tukwila, WA; grandchildren, Brandon and Pepper Dobson, Kim Nelson (Sean), John Jameson (Regan), Jackie Jameson, Sage Stone, and Brooke and Bill Jameson, and Ginger Jameson; step grand children, Nancy Boling (Robin), Dennis Porter, Eva and Aaron Leuthy; great-grandchildren, Taber, Ella, and Sawyer Nelson, Phoenix Dobson, Wren Boling and Clara Jameson.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Gib Hochstrasser Music Scholarship Fund at Boise State University.
Bill's philosophy can be summed up in one of his favorite Big Band tunes, It Don't Mean a Thing if it Ain't got that Swing…Bill had that swing!
A memorial service will be held at 1 pm on Wednesday, July 17th at Mountain View Church of the Brethren, 2823 N Cole Rd, Boise. Condolences may be made at www.bowmanfuneral.com.
Published in Idaho Statesman on July 14, 2013
William D. Jameson, 88 of Boise, died Friday at a local hospital. Services pending at Bowman Funeral Parlor, Garden City.
Published in Idaho Statesman on July 13, 2013
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William Dorsey "Bill" Jameson
December 1, 1924 - July 12, 2013
Willam Dorsey "Bill" Jameson, 88 passed away Friday July 12, 2013 at a local hospital. Family, friends, students, and co-workers from the Boise School District will all mourn his passing.
Bill was a 4th generation Idahoan. He was born in Boise, Idaho on December 1, 1924 to Eleanor Irene (Tracy) and Dorsey Kenneth Jameson. He has spent his entire life in Boise except for time in the Army Air Corps during WWII, where his squadron won six Asiatic battle stars, one Philippine liberation battle star, and two presidential Unit Citations.
Upon returning from the service, he attended Boise Junior College, where he earned a Bachelor's degree and the College of Idaho, where he earned a Master's degree. He was an educator in the Boise School District for 31 years. During this time, he taught general science and Biology at South Jr. High, North Jr. High, and Borah and Capital High Schools. He was also athletic director at Borah High. He served as principal both at East Jr. High and Borah High School and assistant principal at Boise High School.
Bill had many interests including music, dance, sports, and fishing. He was executive secretary of the Boise Musician's Union for many years. He was a past president of Boise Music Week and a life member of that organization. He and his brother Gib Hochstrasser had a jazz quartet in the late 60s and 70s. He also had a Dixieland band and a German band.
Bill also was a choreographer. He did the dancing on several local versions of Broadway musicals. He was especially proud of his work with the Boise High Thunderbird Drill Team and led them to consecutive Pacific Northwest Championships. He took this 104- member drill team and the Boise High Marching Band, directed by Mel Shelton, to San Francisco in 1966 where they performed at halftime for a 49ers/Green Bay game. The group received a standing ovation and was told by the 49ers officials that it was the best high school show they had ever seen.
He also started the East Jr. High Honeybee Drill Team and, after retirement, a junior team called The Sparklers. Bill was a member of the original committee that initiated plans for the new Boise Zoo. In his spare time, he could be seen working expert crossword puzzles or fishing all over central and southern Idaho. He was an Idaho Statesman Distinguished Citizen in 1970.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother Gilbert Hochstrasser. He is survived by his wife Kay Jameson; sister Carol Duvall (Walt) of Newport, OR; three sons, Ron Jameson (Rhonda) of Idaho city; Dee Jameson (Susie) of Coeur d'Alene, ID; Scott Jameson (Joyce) of Seattle, WA; and daughter Ginger Stone (Tod) of Houston, TX; three step-daughters, Julie Kindstrom, of Los Angeles, CA; Karen Porter (Jeff) of Boise, ID, Connie Leuthy (David) of Tukwila, WA; grandchildren, Brandon and Pepper Dobson, Kim Nelson (Sean), John Jameson (Regan), Jackie Jameson, Sage Stone, and Brooke and Bill Jameson, and Ginger Jameson; step grand children, Nancy Boling (Robin), Dennis Porter, Eva and Aaron Leuthy; great-grandchildren, Taber, Ella, and Sawyer Nelson, Phoenix Dobson, Wren Boling and Clara Jameson.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Gib Hochstrasser Music Scholarship Fund at Boise State University.
Bill's philosophy can be summed up in one of his favorite Big Band tunes, It Don't Mean a Thing if it Ain't got that Swing…Bill had that swing!
A memorial service will be held at 1 pm on Wednesday, July 17th at Mountain View Church of the Brethren, 2823 N Cole Rd, Boise. Condolences may be made at www.bowmanfuneral.com.
Published in Idaho Statesman on July 14, 2013
Published in Idaho Statesman on July 13, 2013
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William Dorsey "Bill" Jameson
December 1, 1924 - July 12, 2013
Willam Dorsey "Bill" Jameson, 88 passed away Friday July 12, 2013 at a local hospital. Family, friends, students, and co-workers from the Boise School District will all mourn his passing.
Bill was a 4th generation Idahoan. He was born in Boise, Idaho on December 1, 1924 to Eleanor Irene (Tracy) and Dorsey Kenneth Jameson. He has spent his entire life in Boise except for time in the Army Air Corps during WWII, where his squadron won six Asiatic battle stars, one Philippine liberation battle star, and two presidential Unit Citations.
Upon returning from the service, he attended Boise Junior College, where he earned a Bachelor's degree and the College of Idaho, where he earned a Master's degree. He was an educator in the Boise School District for 31 years. During this time, he taught general science and Biology at South Jr. High, North Jr. High, and Borah and Capital High Schools. He was also athletic director at Borah High. He served as principal both at East Jr. High and Borah High School and assistant principal at Boise High School.
Bill had many interests including music, dance, sports, and fishing. He was executive secretary of the Boise Musician's Union for many years. He was a past president of Boise Music Week and a life member of that organization. He and his brother Gib Hochstrasser had a jazz quartet in the late 60s and 70s. He also had a Dixieland band and a German band.
Bill also was a choreographer. He did the dancing on several local versions of Broadway musicals. He was especially proud of his work with the Boise High Thunderbird Drill Team and led them to consecutive Pacific Northwest Championships. He took this 104- member drill team and the Boise High Marching Band, directed by Mel Shelton, to San Francisco in 1966 where they performed at halftime for a 49ers/Green Bay game. The group received a standing ovation and was told by the 49ers officials that it was the best high school show they had ever seen.
He also started the East Jr. High Honeybee Drill Team and, after retirement, a junior team called The Sparklers. Bill was a member of the original committee that initiated plans for the new Boise Zoo. In his spare time, he could be seen working expert crossword puzzles or fishing all over central and southern Idaho. He was an Idaho Statesman Distinguished Citizen in 1970.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother Gilbert Hochstrasser. He is survived by his wife Kay Jameson; sister Carol Duvall (Walt) of Newport, OR; three sons, Ron Jameson (Rhonda) of Idaho city; Dee Jameson (Susie) of Coeur d'Alene, ID; Scott Jameson (Joyce) of Seattle, WA; and daughter Ginger Stone (Tod) of Houston, TX; three step-daughters, Julie Kindstrom, of Los Angeles, CA; Karen Porter (Jeff) of Boise, ID, Connie Leuthy (David) of Tukwila, WA; grandchildren, Brandon and Pepper Dobson, Kim Nelson (Sean), John Jameson (Regan), Jackie Jameson, Sage Stone, and Brooke and Bill Jameson, and Ginger Jameson; step grand children, Nancy Boling (Robin), Dennis Porter, Eva and Aaron Leuthy; great-grandchildren, Taber, Ella, and Sawyer Nelson, Phoenix Dobson, Wren Boling and Clara Jameson.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Gib Hochstrasser Music Scholarship Fund at Boise State University.
Bill's philosophy can be summed up in one of his favorite Big Band tunes, It Don't Mean a Thing if it Ain't got that Swing…Bill had that swing!
A memorial service will be held at 1 pm on Wednesday, July 17th at Mountain View Church of the Brethren, 2823 N Cole Rd, Boise. Condolences may be made at www.bowmanfuneral.com.
Published in Idaho Statesman on July 14, 2013
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