My earliest memory of William is from Halloween, when he would dress up in a giant gorilla costume and answer the door with the Monster Mash playing. I remember being scared at first but in later years it being a thing to look forward too, stopping by the Van Orden’s to trick or treat. I don’t remember William ever ‘coming out of character’ during those trick or treat stops, which added to the mystery and excitement of it all. As you walked back up the eternal driveway, you wondered: it was really him in that costume right? Right? Sending my love to the whole Van Orden family.
-Colin