William "Bill" David Six

William "Bill" David Six, born September 15, 1950 in San Francisco, California lived life his way. Bill was one of 6 children. His parents were Donald and Alice Six from San Francisco. He graduated from George Washington High School in 1968 where he then joined the US Air Force as a helicopter mechanic. He was deployed in Vietnam and was honorably discharged as a Sergeant. He went into the private sector working for various helicopter companies that took him around the world to places like Japan, Papua New Guinea, and the Philippines. He worked on various helicopters throughout his career but the K-MAX was his favorite. He was very proud of the work he did and retired while with Mountain West Helicopters after many adventures. He married Teresa Aldous and they had a daughter Marie Bodel Six. His daughter was a very important part of his life. His interests were electronics, fishing, hot tubbing and spending time at his cabin. He developed health issues and was later diagnosed with cancer. After over a year of fighting, Bill lost his battle with cancer. He is survived by his daughter Marie Six, son-in-law Bunnseng Prom, his sisters Bonnie Basso and Janice Six, brother-in-law David Abelar. The funeral will be held on Thursday, August 3rd at 9am, where a military honors ceremony will be performed at Western Montana State Veteran Cemetery in Missoula, Mt.