Bill O'Connor

Know to me as my uncle Willie. He lived with us in Blackheath with his brother Charlie and Wife Mary and my two sisters Sharon & Susan. Willie is to blame for me calling my dad Charlie. He did this on purpose to annoy people and it worked a treat. I often got screamed at by family and told to say Dad. Epically by Granny. I still never say Dad. I remember he painted his bedroom bright purple. It was so bright the room almost glowed in the dark. At night he would bring a bottle of Coke or Tizer into the bedroom and leave it by the bed, on the floor. Every morning I would sneak into the bedroom to drink the Coke or Tizer. He would pretend to be asleep and scream at me, making a very little me jump 3ft in the air spilling sticky fizzy pop all over myself. I still went into the bedroom every morning!. As a child I often stayed over with Willie & Liz when they lived in London. Alan and I would argue after being wound up and Wilie He would howl with laughter as he watched us screaming at each other. I always remember him laughing and smiling and of course swearing. Always happy. My mad uncle. Can't believe it's nearly been a year.

Our lives won't be the same Billy, without you in it. No one to swear and curse me when I tried to help with jobs. It had to be Billy perfect. You made me laugh. Thank you for all the happy memories. Lots of love Denise x x x

To all Bill’s friends and particularly his family, I only met Bill once, which is when I bought the orange hot rod off him (which I still have and love!) He was so kind and patient in teaching me how to drive it - no easy thing given I’d never driven anything like that before and it has a slightly weird clutch. We laughed a lot about how many times I stalled it and I’ll never forget his face when I tried to pull out at a T-junction and it was actually in reverse not 1st! I loved hearing all his stories about the fantastic cars he’s owned over the years. I’m so sorry for your loss, even from meeting him just that once, I could tell what special person he was and how much joy and happiness he must have brought to those fortunate enough to know him.

We met Bill a few years ago whilst camping at the KLK show and hit it off straight away. He was always full of wit and every conversation involved his humour and banter....he really was a ‘Cheeky Chappy’. Even though we hadn’t known Bill that long, we still have fond memories of time spent with him at the KLK and Supernats show every year, alongside his good friend John! We’re sending our sincere and heartfelt condolences to all of Bills family at this very sad time, we hope they can take some comfort in knowing that so many people enjoyed his company over the years. Rest easy Bill, you’re going to be sorely missed mate!

I would like to send my condolences to all of his family. Bill was such a humorous man especially when he was swearing! He loved his dogs and family and always mentioned them when speaking to him. Going to be missed at the car shows. Bill...No Burn Outs Up There. Xxx