William Henry Sodek
March 13, 2018
William Henry “Bill” Sodek passed away Tuesday, March, 13, 2018 in Gainesville, Florida. He was born October 18, 1951 in Jacksonville, Florida to Frank Sodek, Jr. and Ruth Thompson Sodek.
Bill graduated from Robert E. Lee High School in Jacksonville, FL in 1969. During his high school days, he worked at the Dreamette which was the local hangout. Bill retired from Bell South after 33 years of service as a PBX/Special Service Tech. Bill was very active and enjoyed being outdoors hunting, fishing and working in his garden. He grew datil peppers and created the most amazing datil pepper sauce. He loved to cook and was very creative with his grilling, smoking, and awesome desserts. Bill enjoyed life, had a great sense of humor, and was a pleasure to be around. He was a good, honest, kind, hard-working man, father, grandfather, son, brother and friend. He will be greatly missed by so many.
Bill is preceded in death by his father, Frank Sodek, Jr., and sister, Rosemary Sodek Coward.
He is survived by his mother, Ruth Sodek Crouse, of Gainesville; two sons, Charles and Ryan Sodek, both of Starke; two brothers, Frank Sodek, III (Vera) of Alachua, and Gary Sodek (Debby) of Melbourne; three grandchildren, Chad Sodek, Taylor Sodek, and Alyssa Sodek, all of Jacksonville; and his most loyal furry companion, Tucker, who never let Bill out of his sight.
Crevasse’s Simple Cremations of Gainesville, FL is in charge of the arrangements. Bill has requested that his ashes be scattered on St. Augustine Beach.
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Bill you will be missed and you were a great friend to me. God has you now.
We are so sorry to hear of Bill’s passing. We have wonderful memories of years past that we shared with Bill. He was a great friend for many years and we will miss him. May God bless the family with sweet memories and the knowledge that love never dies.
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RIP Bill Sodek I’ll always your friendship and all the fishing trips we took together
To the best man I have ever known you gave me the strength wisdom to be the best man I can be thank you for everything
My condolences to all of “Billy’s” family. I will keep you in my prayers.
Rest In Peace Billy.
Bill always made amazing desserts when we went on camping trips with our group. Rest In Peace.
We will miss you. You were a great friend and help when we needed it. It won’t be the same without you. Enjoyed the ride!! See you when it’s our time
So sorry for your families loss. I worked with Bill @ Southern Bell Advanced Systems. Bill was a great guy. My prayers are with you. God bless…..
My sincerest sympathies to your family Bill. Prayers to all.
So sorry for your loss. Prayers our Heavenly Father will put his loving arms around your family & comfort you through this difficult time. Love you Ms. Ruth, Vera, & Frank.
So sorry to hear about Billy. He was always such a great person to be around. I know he will be missed by all. Love and prayers from the Crouse family.
You will be missed so much. Rest In Peace my sweet friend.
My thoughts and prayers are with you all. I always remember that big smile from the holiday dinners at Papa Walter and Ruth’s place on Cherry Street.
My most sincere condolences to the Sodek family, my thoughts and prayers are with you all! Bill and I were friends in high school! He was such a sweet kind man. I can see him behind the window at the Dreamett serving up that ice cream cone. We had such good time in school. May his Memory Be Eternal!
Bill, God Bless you. All the good times we had in high school. Getting you the job at the Dreamette, pumping all that ice cream. We enjoyed the chorus together for 3 years and especially our quartet, with Rick and Neil. I’ll bet your family didn’t know that we sang on TV about 5 times. All the fun we had playing your brother’s drums at your mom’s. We also had great times in your mom’s red Comet convertible . There are many fun stories I could tell your family. God is with you. You are still a good friend. I’ll never forget you.
Sorry to hear a classmate has passed.
RIP
I am so sorry to hear of Bill’s passing. Although I have not seen Bill for many years, I remember him as a true stand up guy, who was a friend to anyone who got to know him. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
You were one of my oldest friends, we had been together since the third grade at West Riverside El., hard to believe you are gone!! So glad you found me & we reconnected years ago!! Rest In Peace, Little Brother!!
Is missed. Went to Robt. E. Lee High school with him, class of 1969 My condolences.