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William Irwin
In Memory of
William Howard
Irwin
1940 - 2014
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Stories

He was Something Else
David and I met Bill and Debra on a weeklong bicycle ride in Florida in the spring of 1998. Lucky for us, we heard Bill speak early in the week, which gave me time to get my courage up to introduce myself to him. I was shy and wasn’t sure what I wante...
Janey Drye
2014-03-07 22:32:58
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A Blind Guy Can't do That
One year at the Bicycle Ride Across Tennessee I was sitting across from Bill and Debra at a picnic table after the days ride. To my left was a lady who was explaining to us about the entertainment for the evening. She said the blind guy was going to speak...
David Drye
2014-03-07 22:27:42
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I have Bill to thank for getting me my dream job!
I called Bill up after reading his book just before my 1994 Thru-Hike. At first his road manager started to screen the call but as soon as Bill found out I was planning my hike, he took the call and he was nice enough to talk to a complete stranger for almost...
Will Henry
2014-03-07 21:50:10
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I feel so lucky
I read Blind Courage several times and just thought this man in this book was so amazing. I wrote to him to tell him this....and was so lucky that he honor me by reaching out to call me on the phone. We talked like we knew each other for years. That was...
Cindy Rogers
2014-03-07 19:56:52
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Character of a godly couple
It was about 8 years ago when I was blessed in meeting Bill and Debbie Irwin in a small country church in Canaan Maine at that time they were giving their heart to a small girl and we meet in the small church, As time passed we went through so many great times...
Doug Morse
2014-03-07 19:52:58
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I was just a stranger....
I was just a stranger who read a book by the most amazing man! My husband and I had such a love for hiking that a friend gave us the book Blind Courage as a wedding gift. That wedding gift touched my life forever because it brought me to Bill and Debra by...
Linda Ondrejcak
2014-03-07 09:00:59
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