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Bill Atkinson has passed away

18•hyperhello•5h ago
From the family:

Dear Friends and Family, We regret to write that our beloved husband, father, and stepfather Bill Atkinson passed away on the night of Thursday, June 5th, 2025, due to pancreatic cancer. He was at home in Portola Valley in his bed, surrounded by family. We will miss him greatly, and he will be missed by many of you, too. He was a remarkable person, and the world will be forever different because he lived in it. He was fascinated by consciousness, and as he has passed on to a different level of consciousness, we wish him a journey as meaningful as the one it has been to have him in our lives. He is survived by his wife, two daughters, stepson, stepdaughter, two brothers, four sisters, and dog, Poppy.

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andsoitis•5h ago
Googling doesn’t turn up any confirmation of his death. Where did you get this information from?
hyperhello•5h ago
It’s from his Facebook page. I didn’t know how to copy a link directly.
andsoitis•5h ago
Navigate to the post and the copy paste the URL here.
realityfactchex•5h ago
Right-click the Date of the post and choose Copy URL.
hyperhello•5h ago
All right. https://www.facebook.com/1378467145/posts/pfbid02t4hRyjZM8oH...

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