After almost thirty years at Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation, property manager Bill Bridwell will retire at the end of December. We are extremely grateful for his dedication, friendship, depth of knowledge, humor, and hard work.
Early last summer we decided to ask a few people to reflect on their time working with Bill for a short video tribute that we were putting together for the virtual summer benefit, but when word got out that we were doing this, everyone we mentioned it to wanted to talk about their time working with Bill. Instead of two or three people, our video included tributes from nine of Bill Bridwell’s fans.
Below is a small sampling of what they shared:
Adam Moore (SMF Executive Director): With his friendly smile, his warm and welcoming demeanor, and great sense of humor, Bill has been the greatest ambassador for Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation we could ever have.
Joe Rogers (SMF Land Steward): Bill pays extreme attention to detail, and takes care of everything so nicely.
Kristen Gaegan (SMF Director of Stewardship) I’ve been working with Bill since I was an intern. I have learned a lot from him and will miss him and his corny jokes terribly.
Emily Bramhall (former SMF Board President): When you come across him on a walk, he was always willing to stop and to explain what he was doing, what he was seeing, what plants he was managing, who the neighbors were, what the history of the property was…
Adam Looney (former SMF Intern): I think I was impressed by two things, one is there’s no one faster than you to name a song on the radio after just a few notes, and second, you had absolutely no fear of poison ivy, which I totally embraced and which did not pay off for me.