William “Bill” Allen Redinger passed away on April 27, 2026, in Bellevue, Washington. The youngest of eight children, Bill was born in Vancouver, Washington, on January 20, 1948, to Glen and Ella Redinger.

Bill grew up milking cows, harvesting chickens, working with his father in the garden, and caddying at the adjacent golf course. After graduation from Battleground High School, he attended Clark County Community College, then Washington State University, where he graduated in 1973 with a degree in Computer Science. Bill began his career as a computer programmer during the dawn of the computer technology era writing code at a pulp and paper company in Burns, Oregon. He then accepted a job at Diamond Engineering Company in Seattle, Washington in 1974, with the initial responsibility of spending a year in northern Quebec. He then returned to Seattle and was promoted to Sales, which was the beginning his career in various software companies, where his charisma, sense of humor, charm, and love of chatting with people were some of his major assets.

Despite being a businessman in the city for most of his life, Bill was a country boy at heart. He spoke wistfully of caring for farm animals, fishing alongside his father, and spending childhood summers in Montana.

With his tall frame, broad shoulders, and baritone voice, Bill sometimes gave the aura of having just walked off the set of a Western movie. His swagger, frank and genial affect, cowboy boots, and fondness for classic country music, and especially The Outlaws, charmed others. Bill had an easy laugh that made the joke-teller feel like the funniest person in the world, and a way of talking to others that made them feel they were the only person in the room.

Through the years, Bill developed an addiction to fly fishing and spent every moment he could on the rivers of Montana and Central Washington. And trips to fish in Alaska with friends were some of his fondest memories. For Bill, vacation meant a fly rod and waders, not tropical beaches. He described his time on the river as his meditation when he could commune with something bigger than himself.

Recovery was a cornerstone of Bill’s life for nearly 45 years, and in 2009, he founded an outpatient recovery center serving those with alcohol and drug addiction. This work brought him profound satisfaction and many deep friendships. Despite advancing illness, Bill went to the office right up until the last days of his life, sharing hope withthose struggling with addiction.

Bill will be remembered for his irreverent humor, dreaming big, endless optimism even in the face of disaster, bottomless charisma, and the deep love for his family, especially for his “best pal” Nicole, the only person he asked for by name during his final, lucid moments. We will think of him every time we see a meandering river, and will remember him always for his love of his family. He is survived by daughters Nicole and Jennifer, son Jeffrey, his life-long friend Denise, son-in-law Andrew, daughter-in-law Jenny, two beautiful grandchildren, Ruby and River, and much extended family and friends. He will be deeply missed by those who knew and loved him.