William (Bill) Dale Gilbert passed away July 12, 2017, in Pattaya City, Thailand after a long illness. He was 76. Mr. Gilbert lived in many places, but always called Flint his home. Bill was born and raised there, and graduated from Flint Northern High School in 1958. He then earned a bachelor's degree in theater from University of Michigan - Flint. A lover of books and reading as well as history and the arts, Bill was an accomplished actor and performed in numerous community theater plays, including Rogues along the River Flint, Our Town, and The Royal Hunt of the Sun. Bill spent nearly 30 years as a substance abuse therapist, treating hundreds of people in the Flint area who suffered from addiction. His work also took him to China and Russia, where he advocated for addiction therapy. Bill spent a short stint in the U.S. Navy and it was there he developed his passion for travel after visiting New Zealand and Antarctica. He possessed an adventurous and curious spirit: He once booked passage on a container ship that took him around the world, including stops in Vietnam and Thailand. After living for a short time in Canada and Cuba, Bill moved to Thailand, where he lived for 10 years. Bill was visited there by his daughter, son-in-law and two grandchildren numerous times. He shared his adventurous nature by taking them on elephant rides and racing go-carts through the jungles of Thailand. Bill was preceded in death by his wife, Carolyn Jane (Bliss) Gilbert; his parents, Mary and Duard Gilbert; and his dear friend, Veena Pimanan, in Thailand.Bill is survived by his daughter, Janna (Gilbert) Sendra; son-in-law Scott; and two grandsons, Irving and Henry; a brother, Donald Gilbert; and sister Kathy (Gilbert) Fitzgerald. Bill was cremated and memorialized in a ceremony at a Buddhist temple in Thailand. His ashes were scattered in the Gulf of Thailand by his close friend, Tom Loughney.