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Obituaries
William
"Bill" Dickerson, age 76, and his
wife Jane Hagen Dickerson, were victims of
the December 26th Tsunami in
Phuket, Thailand .
Bill and his beautiful wife, Jane, had been
vacationing in
Thailand for 3 weeks when the tsunami hit.
They will leave an
indescribable void in so many lives.
I was lucky enough to
find Bill and his brother, Tully , after
years of searching. Bill's
father and my grandfather were brothers.
Bill
was owner of Dickerson Vineyards located in
St. Helena, California. He
was known for his award winning Zinfandel.
For
40 years, the Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma
native was
in private practice in Kentfield, California.
He was chief of
the Department of Psychiatry at Ross General
Hospital from 1965 to 1971 and
chief of the medical staff from 1971 to 1973. At
the same time, he was director
of the Marin Mental Health Center in Ross. He
also served on the faculty at the University of
California, San Francisco Medical
School. His
wife, Jane Hagen Dickerson, was also a doctor of
psychiatry and a travel writer.
Bill is survived by two daughters from
his first marriage to Ruthanne Betlach. They
are Julie Dickerson and Anne Lind. Other
survivors include his stepchildren, Todd
Hagen of Redwood City. Drew Hagen of
Walnut Creek, California. A
brother, Tully Jack Dickerson, of New
Jersey. And
four beautiful grandchildren. Bill
was identified by a passport photo.
Jane is still missing. The
wave that took their lives was 30 feet high and
approached the beach at 100 mph.
It is such a terrible loss to the family and
those who knew them.
Please
visit the Jane and Bill Dickerson memorial site.
http://www.janeandbilldickerson.com/
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