William Boydeneesperman

William Boydeneesperman, 84, died October 9, 2013 at Cambridge Hills Assisted Living in Pittsboro, North Carolina. He was born to the late John Thomas Boydeneesperman and Katherine neella Moose Fesperman, February 18, 1929, in Rocky Mount, NC. Bill graduated from J.W. Cannon High School and received a B.S. from Davidson College and went on to receive a Masters from Springfield College. He entered military service as a Second Lieutenant at Ft. Benning, GA and served in Japan and Korea as First Lieutenant assigned to the Infantry, 8th Calvary Regiment. Bill followed in his father's footsteps by making the YMCA his life's work. He held many positions with the YMCA working in facilities in Atlanta, GA; Wichita, KS; Burlington, NC; Charleston, SC; Asheville, NC, and finally retiring as the Executive Director of the Cannoneemorial YMCA, where his father was the original Executive Director in Kannapolis, NC. After retiring in 1991 he and his wife Jean continued to assist others through the YMCA by making a year- long trip to Thailand and working with the YMCA in Bangkok. Bill also was a master fundraiser and put those skills to good use while on the Boards of the Southern Appalachianeepertory Theater SART and Children First to nee a few. Bill is survived by his wife Jean and their four children: Kathy Brown of Columbia, SC; Jim Fesperman, of Durham, NC; Johneesperman, of Pittsoboro, NC; and Martha Spradley of Oviedo, FL. He also is survived by seven grandchildren. The Memorial Service will be held at 2:00pm, Saturday, October 19, 2013 at Pittsboro Presbyterian Church. Friends may visit with the family after the service. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that donations be made out to New Hope Presbyterian Church of Asheville, Pittsboro Presbyterian Church of Pittsboro, NC.