Sad day today, Bill Kenaga passed...

I didn't have to opportunity to meet Bill, but the concensus he was a stand up guy. I wish I could have met him!! My prayers go out to the family. Brian

R.I.P. Bill. Truly a sad time for all.

Sad day. Sorry to hear this.
CS

I'm gonna miss Bill's generous and kind spirit...He also had a nice Avitar.

All the best Bill!

You will be remembered and missed.

Bill = Great, Generous Man. We chatted a few times on the phone and I will forever keep the red HK Whipper from him, it is one of my favorite pieces. A photo of it is on the Whipper page in the ERG. My sincere condolences to his family.

Rest in Peace!

yup super great guy. one of the few whose cars i would send the next day before he even got his payment in the mail. also a great inspiration when i was trying to quit smoking. RIP Bill!!!

You will be missed. Rest in peace.
Prayers for you and your family.

Sad...Sad. We were always supposed to get together as we live close-by. Makes you think about other things that you're putting off for "one day", "tomorrow", etc.

Everyone it was a sad day when Anita text me to say Bill had passed away. I was fortunate to chat with him on the phone and get to know this great man. We had dealings back and forth years ago and then we exchanged phone numbers so could become friends and know each other better. Our time on the phone wasn,t long as Bill struggled to breathe from health promblems due to smoking . He was going to rehab for many years of his life but what brought him great happiness was family , friends and hotwheels. Last year we had chatted and i knew he was looking so much to seeing his grandchildren coming that up-coming month. So with Anita, me and the members here on RLOL we did an auction to repay him for all his years of kindness. There are so many i know on here got a free hotwheel from him thru my things he would come up with as give-away topics. As i hope everyone checked and looked at pics of Bill and his family that was our 1st views of what Bill looked like. I had a voice thru phone but never knew what he looked like. Last year i would have bid anything to win that auction as i knew the money was going to give him and grandchildren a great week together.
One day i got a box in mail from him containing a digital cam with intstuction sheet. He said he had bought a new cam and wanted old one to go to a friend that could use it. That is just one of his special gestures.
I called his house yesterday and i think talked to his daughter and expressed the RLOL communities sadness in hearing of his passing. She said they had been checking here and seen our words and pics and wanted to say how sweet it was. She told me there wasn,t going to be a service but gave me their address. To me i,m going to send something to them in the mail like a gift card to a restaurant as i know a good meal will come in need and flowers will not be needed since no funeral service......his address is......
Bill Kenaga
2112 N.E. 137 Ave.
Portland,Oregon
97301


I hope this will be read by all as it brought tears to me as i wrote it and i feel a part of my heart has broken away......i wish you all got to know this generous and kind man as i did............i only wish he had got to come to a convention were we could have met face to face..........Thanks, Kenneth