If you would like to make a contribution in memory or in honor of someone, mail your contribution to:
PO Box 550
Ashton, ID 83420
Please include:
-who the donation is in memory or in honor of
-the donor's (your) name and address
-the name and address of who should be notified of the contribution
Or call our office at 208-652-3567 and we can take your information over the phone.
Contibutions have been received for the following people.
Kevin Sack in honor of Carol Sack's Birthday
Charlie Clark
Andy Puyans
Jack Cotton
Lyn Kemp
Will Allison
Robin H Muzzy
Nick Proffitt
John Wenisch
Mike Mullikan
Charles Hart
William Dodd Geiger, II (For Tribute Click Here)
Dr. Don Peterson
Richard W. Muzzy
Clynneth (Dick) Kirkham
Jim Bradley
Kevin Sack
Jarmila Hrbek, also in honor of Charles Hrbek
Also in honor of:
George Donaldson
Ellen Kirch
Nelson Ishiyama
Gene Quinn
Share your memories of a loved one, fishing buddy, or special friend. Send your photos, stories and comments to hff@henrysfork.org
William Geiger
William Dodd Geiger, II was born on September 29, 1919, and passed away on February 8, 2006. Bill was 86 years old. He left behind a devoted family -- his wife of 57 years, Betsy; his children, Dodd, Devon & Debra; his daughter-in-law Beth and son-in-law Eliot; and six adoring grandchildren. He also left behind a "family" of friends, guides, and business associates who greatly loved and cherished his innate goodness, sparkle, and witty sense of humor.
Bill flew a "Spitfire" in the all-American Eagle Squadron for England's' RAF during W.W.II. He was shot down over the English Channel in 1941, and spent the remaining war years digging escape tunnels in a German POW camp.
Bill Geiger was an adventurer and outdoor enthusiast who shared his expertise in skiing and fly fishing with family and friends. He had four great passions in his life; flying airplanes, skiing, his family, and fly fishing. In the second half of his life, fly fishing was without a doubt his greatest love. He and his wife Betsy lived in Pasadena California all their lives, but built a vacation log-home in Big Sky, Montana. From there, they fished all the best trout streams of the West; the Madison, The Yellowstone, Henry's Fork, The Big Hole, and many more. Bill was a longtime member of the Flat Rock Club and a longtime supporter of the Henry's Fork Foundation.
Bill was a dry fly purist, only fishing "the dry", sometimes to his guides' chagrin. But the motion of the caste was enough to make his day exceptional. His casting motion was like a perfectly choreographed ballet, and even his fishing guides were impressed with the ease, grace, and accuracy of it. Bill could put the fly anywhere, under any conditions. Bill Geiger caught his share of wonderful trout over the nearly forty years he fished, but his greatest joy about fly fishing was just being out there on the stream, casting out his line, and watching one of his family members, or a friend, learn to love what he loved. Bill had many devoted and wonderful fishing guides who took him out in their boats year after year, and listened with awe to the amazing stories of his life. Most of these guides work for Mike Lawson's "Henrys Fork Outfitters". Bill was more than appreciative of their guiding services and their meaningful friendships.
Bill Geiger will always be remembered for his devotion to, and love for, the sport of fly fishing. He brought passion, humor, patience, and joy to the sport he loved so much.
