In cleaning my brother’s things, we came across these two postcards my dad wrote in August 1993. While the postcards are from other locations, the postmark shows my dad wrote (or at least mailed) these while he was in Berkeley.
Bill Trampleasure served as a minister for the United Methodist Church in 1968-1970. This post describes his time in churches in the plains of Montana and inner city Kansas City.
Here is a collection of photos from Bill and Mary Lee’s wedding in 1955.
On December 26th, 2019, Bill’s loving wife Mary Lee died peacefully at Kaiser Hospital in Oakland. Mary Lee had been struggling with memory, vision, and mobility for several years, and was looking forward to her eventual death. You can read more about her at www.caringbridge.org/visit/maryleetrampleasure
Bill’s “Uncle Ed” was an important part of his life. Following is a biography written by Dr. Homer Brugge, Ed’s good friend and doctor, with minor assistance from Bill.