Rio Hondo
Will Paxton Ellis Jr.
1941 — 2025
Will Paxton Ellis, Jr.?known to all as "Bill"?was born on October 23, 1941, in Laredo, Texas, the firstborn son of Ruth Karbach and Will Paxton Ellis, Sr. An adventurous boy, Bill loved exploring the outdoors of his hometown. He played clarinet in the high school band and, by seventh grade, he told his mother of his lifelong goal to become a lawyer. While attending Southwestern University in Georgetown, TX, Bill met the love of his life, Patricia Green. After asking her to marry him on their second date, the two were wed exactly five months from the day they met, at the wise old age of 19. Soon after, Bill and Patricia transferred to the University of Texas, where both graduated with...