Birth date: Feb 19, 1951 Death date: Apr 11, 2016
William Gerald D’Amico, 65, longtime resident of Alachua, Florida, died Monday, April 11, 2016 in the North Florida Regional Medical Center, Gainesville. Mr. D’Amico was born in Palatka, Florida on February 19, 1951 to the late H Read Obituary
Something made me remember Billy today and do an online search where I found this. I went to school with Bill and remember his happy deminur. We played on the school football team together where I remember him as one of our quarterbacks. I lost touch with Bill until today.
Bill I know your still smiling and in a better place. May God bless you for the light you always brought to others.
Dennis Woodall
Brandon Florida
Uncle Bill. You were my friend, my hunting buddy, my second dad and one of my mentors. The cabin will NEVER be the same without you. If I was planning a trip to Georgia my first question would always be, "is Bill gonna be there". The cabin is one of my favorite places but with you there it topped the charts!
You have taught me so much. From how to build a portable tri pod deer stand out of pvc pipe. To building a pen and raising quail, to identifying what type of tree it is by looking at the leaves or bark. Don't forget about taking an acorn and growing a tree from it. I learned from you how to be truly self sufficient.
You taught me what the great outdoors is all about. That you can be high on life and that's just fine. We cut a tree down with your 9mm. I saved the bullet casings. That was crazy day for a young boy. I remember you teaching me how to turkey call and took me on my first turkey hunt. We only saw some hens that morning but that never mattered we were in the zone. I told you how to catch baby pigs and where they were on the property. You thought about it and came up with the idea, its a lot easier catching them with a fishing net. Haha I wish I could have seen you running through the woods chasing pigs with a fishing net. That's how you got your Buddy.
You were such a go getter and motivator. You would get mad but always kept a positive attitude. No matter what I had going on you always made me feel better and would take the time to sit down and talk to me.
Yep. My Uncle Bill. You were truly one of a kind and I'm surly going to miss you very much. Thanks for everything. I bet you and Grandpa Hank are already catching up.
I LOVE YOU UNCLE BILL
your nephew Chris
Bill was "the inventor". Have a particular need? Bill will try to built it. From truck mounted elevating deer stands, to baseball bats, to portable chicken houses your can move around your yard, he could make it work. Remember the Babe Ruth World Series in Alachua? They needed more stands for all the people who would come. Bill heard that FSU had the stands they removed from Doak during the renovation/expansion. Free if you could get them. It didn't take long before he had a convoy bringing those stands to the Alachua Babe Ruth fields. He could get it done!
Bill wasn't afraid to try a new idea or ways to make money. Remember when "Oscars" were the in fish to have in your tank? Bill made Oscar ponds to raise them. How about the quail? His quail houses were state of the art.
And fishing! don't forget the fishing. When we were young and free in Rockledge, FL, 1/2 block from the river, the riverbank was our summer playground. We could stay out there all day, fishing, climbing the rocks, exploring. Bill always loved the outdoors and spent his life outdoors, happy and free.
This is the way I remember my brother, always helping, exploring, inventing, and giving back to the community. I choose to honor him by taking care of the outdoors he cherished. Love you brother, RIP.
Kathy (the baby sister) Mathis and husband Mark.
We have many memories from the Chicken Pens to the Garden on the Farm in Alachua and to Lochloosa, Orange and Newnans Lakes. Anytime the fish were biting you would get a call and we would end up fishing together, Bill fished all over Central Florida and many people in the fishing community were touched by him and will miss him.
If you did not do so good fishing he would always help you with your limit so you had a reason to heat up some grease. Bill was a very accomplished Carpenter and Fisherman and was High on Life anytime you met him or talked to him, you could hear the smile on his face over the cell phone.
Bill was a fishing Machine and shared fish all over the community and gave many people a reason to heat up some grease. Bill had so many fishing friends in the Fishing community that he could put you on Fish on any of the Central Florid fishing holes anytime you wanted to go.
Bill was a true friend especially to us and many and anytime he found a new bait that caught fish he always shared at least one with you so you would know what to get and where to get it to catch fish.
Bill was a fishing Magnet and caught them when no one else could, we would laugh together and I would tell him that if they were not biting that he just talked them out of the water.
Rest in Peace our friend and Whisper a fishing report from Heaven!!!!
John & Pam Horton
Horton Urban Chicken Breeder
Worm & Fly Farm
Suwannee, Florida
Quitman, Georgia
