Sackville, NB - After two short months of illness, Bill left
for another resting place on March 30.
Bill
was the last surviving member of the Trentini family, predeceased by
his father Hugo E. Trentini, his mother Bertina (Dow) Trentini, and
his older brother Richard H. Trentini.
Bill
grew up in Milford, New Hampshire, a small town surrounded by rivers
and wooded hills, where his boyhood was spent playing basketball,
performing in school plays and active in community service.
After high school, Bill attended the University of
Vermont before joining the United States Armed Service and was
stationed in Germany. Returning from the Service, Bill attended the
University of New Hampshire and then on to continue his graduate
studies at the University of California at Davis, where he would meet
his wife, Linda (Doty) Trentini.
Bill and Linda
arrived in Sackville, New Brunswick, another small, green and wooded
town, by way of Buffalo, New York to join the faculty of Mount Allison
University as Professor of Microbiology, where he had the honour of
teaching talented young minds, many of whom became life-long friends.
Bill loved Sackville and chose to spend his
life here, where he moved from scientist and professor to artisan and
potter. Bill built a successful pottery studio and travelled
throughout the Maritimes attending many arts and crafts festivals.
In his retirement, Bill enjoyed volunteering
in the community and planning many memorable trips for himself and
Linda to France, Italy, the Caribbean and long weekends in Toronto
with their daughter Serena.
Bill was happiest
though, at his home on Woodlane Drive, looking out onto the gardens,
pines and birch trees with a glimpse of Silver Lake. It was a refuge
of calm and beauty during his last days.
Bill
is survived by his loving wife and adoring daughter.
Friends are welcome to join the family at a memorial
reception on April 9, 2016 at Cranewood, in Sackville, from 3pm to
5pm. Arrangements are under the care and guidance of
Jones Funeral Home, 70 Bridge Street,
Sackville (506-364-1300). Condolences may be sent to the
family by visiting www.jonesfuneralhome.ca or through the Jones
Funeral Home Facebook Page.
Please consider a gift in his honour to the New
Brunswick Extra Mural Program – Tantramar Unit,
Médecins Sans Frontières or the Nature
Conservancy of Canada.