Willard A. "Bill" Christman
February 8, 1938- November 24, 2012
Willard A. "Bill" Christman, 74, of Anderson died unexpectedly on November 24, 2012 at his winter residence in Sarasota, Florida.
He was born on February 8, 1938 in Cleveland, Ohio.
He was a graduate of Anderson High School Class of 1956, Bachelor of Science from Purdue University and a Masters of Science from Ball State University.
He was employed as an engineer at Delco Remy in Plant 1 Processing Department for over 30 years, then he was a consultant with EDS and then was an International Executive Consultant with IBM.
He was a man on a mission for Christ with discipling. He helped The Christian Center, many churches and leaders as a coach and mentor especially, his son's churches in Muncie and then in Los Angeles, CA at USC.
He was a member of the Corvette Club, Optimist Club, YMCA, Dolphin Club, SCORE, Mayflower Society, and Madison Park Church of God men's and small groups. He loved being with our boys in Indian Guides. He loved snow skiing, swimming, and working out.
His survivors include his wife of 46 years, Sandy L. Christman of Anderson whom he married on March 26, 1966 in Anderson; 2 sons, Brian J. (wife, Kathy) Christman of Zionsville, IN and Gregory E. (wife, Julie) Christman of Los Angeles, CA; 3 grandsons, Brian J. Christman II, Matthew L. Christman, and Cana W.B. Christman; 2 sisters-in-law, Anita J. Glaze of Champaign, IL and Barbara Glaze and sons, Aaron, Ryan, and David Glaze all of Indianapolis, many cousins, and special friends in Anderson and Florida.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Willard L. and Clara Christman; mother-in-law, Alice (husband, Walter) Spangler; father-in-law, Gene (wife, Ginny) Glaze.
A Memorial Service will be on Saturday, December 8, 2012 at 1:00pm at Madison Park Church of God Crossroads Auditorium with Rev. Jim Lyon and Pastor Ed Carey officiating. A celebration of life will be immediately following the service.
Visitation will be from 11:00am-1:00pm on Saturday, December 8, 2012 at the church.
Memorial contributions may be given to the charities in which he was actively involved, YMCA of Anderson, Church of God Missions in Russia or Bulgaria, and Bicycle Bread (bicyclebread.com)