Bill was born on May 7, 1941, and became the adopted son to the most loving parents of William and Burnes Woodside. The family lived in Mission, Kan., where Bill attended St. Agnes Grade School.
In the early 1950s, the family moved to Platte Woods, Mo., where in 1959, Bill graduated from Park Hill High School. He was an active student, becoming class president his sophomore and junior years. Bill was very involved in student council, varsity club and was an exceptional football player and track star.
After attending a year at University of Missouri, he established his own Woodside Construction Co. in Riverside, Mo., which he operated until 1986. He then joined Damon Pursell Constr., Co., where he served as vice president.
He was a past board member of the Heavy Contractors of K.C. Bill was a member of the International Society of Explosives Engineers, being honored by receiving the President’s Award for outstanding service to the ISEE. He was also a former president of the Heartland Chapter of ISEE.
Bill Woodside has passed away.
Husband, son, father, brother, uncle.
Dozer hand, Blade hand, loader and hoe.
Bossman, dirt man, tractor man, blaster.
It’s not so much what we are, but who.
As Bill would say, “What’s
it boil down to?”
If you worked with him, he’d get in as deep and have as much dirt, grease and knuckles busted as anyone. If you worked for him, you would want to make him proud of you and he would let you know when you did.
If you made a mistake, he would probably let it go quicker than you would. If you broke something, he would help you make it right. If he made a mistake, he was the first to admit it. He could say “I was wrong.” And if he owed you an apology, you got paid. In fact, if he owed you anything, you've been paid.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11:30 a.m. Thursday, April 3, 2014, at St. Therese Catholic Church, Rev. Joseph Cisetti as celebrant. Visitation will be held 10:30-11:30 a.m. prior to mass. Memorial contributions are suggested to Mercedarian Missionaries of Berriz, 2115 Maturana Drive Liberty, MO 64068. The final arrangements have been entrusted with the Meyers Northland Chapel in Parkville. Memories of Bill and condolences may be left online at Meyers Funeral Chapel.
