In Memoriam: Bill Shakespeare

SAN DIEGO—William “Bill” Shakespeare, who held several positions during his 50-year career in the boating industry, died on Feb. 4. Shakespeare had been battling an illness for quite some time. He was 85. Shakespeare made a name for himself selling boats. He eventually connected with John Knight, founder of Knight &...

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SUIKO T PAUL says:

March 11, 2019 at 1:50 pm

Thank you for posting Bill’s article, I just like to correct about end of this post…. Bill had only one son his name Doug…
and no Granddaughter… but one Grandson name Kona.

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