It is with great sadness William “Bill” Joseph Fry, age 58, died at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas on January 22, 2018. He was born on October 15, 1959 in WaKeeney, Kansas, to William “Jack” and Elizabeth “Betty” Joan (Opat) Fry.
Bill is a graduate of Trego Community High School Class of 1979. After high school he took part in a State of Kansas Voc-Rehab program to find out his job skills. He was placed in a program at Wichita State University’s Engineering Department where he later got work at Center Industries in Wichita, Kansas retiring with over 30 years of performance.
Bill loved to watch sports. He was a big fan of the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals. He collected sports trading cards and anything dealing with wolves.
He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Karen Fry; faternal grandparents, George and Grace (Newman-Frye) and Jessup and Harvey Frye; maternal grandparents, Joe and Anne Opat; aunts and uncles Mabel and Clyde Jessup; Hazel and Roy Carson; Patsy and Ben Opat; Dorothy and Curtis Mong; and uncles Vernie Deines and James “Jim” Opat.
Surviving family members are brothers and sisters, Ruth and Maralene Fry of Hays, Anna, Barry, Lester and Kevin Fry, all of WaKeeney, and Beverly (Tracy) Howard of Wamego. Other family members surviving were nieces and nephews, Christopher (Kira) Howard of Manhattan, Danielle Howard of Hays, and Joey and Noah Fry of WaKeeney; and great nieces, Aubrey Howard of Oak Harbor, WA, and Aryel Fry of Hays.
Celebration of Life will take place at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, March 3, 2018 at Schmitt Funeral Home, WaKeeney. There will be no visitation as cremation was chosen.
Family suggests memorials in lieu of flowers or plants to the William Fry Funeral Fund to help offset expenses. Donations may be made out to Schmitt Funeral Home, 336 North 12th, WaKeeney, KS 67672.