William Cottrell Jr

William Frederick "Bill" Cottrell, JR. of Boulder City, NV age 82, beloved father, husband, brother, and friend passed away peacefully at home on Friday, Oct. 4, 2013. He was born Nov. 10, 1930 in Oxford, OH. He graduated from Miami University (OH) in 1952; and then received his Master's Degree in Public Administration from Michigan State University. He moved to Boulder City in the fall of 1963 to become the city manager. Following that, he worked for the Equal Opportunity Board of Clark County, and finally became the Executive Director for the Housing Authority of Clark County until his retirement in 1998. Throughout the years he served on a number of city committees and boards, as well as being an active member of Grace Community Church, serving in a number of capacities. From 1969-1985 he was a Boulder City volunteer fire fighter/EMT. He also served on the BC Hospital Board, BC Museum/Hotel Board and the BC Horseman's Association. He volunteered with the United Way, the Nat'l Park Svc., the Henderson's Boys and Girls Club, along with numerous other groups. He was also a very active volunteer with the NV State Railroad Museum until shortly before his death.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 52 yrs, Gretchen. Survived by his son, Joseph (Rachel), daughter Sheila Decker(Mark) and daughter, Jeannie Morgan(Rick), 5 grandchildren, his brother, Robert (Nancy) and sister, Colleen Nelson (Frank) and Numerous friends.

Services will be held at Grace Community Church on Friday, Oct 11 at 11:00 am. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the NV State RR Museum PO Box 62423 Boulder City, NV 89006