RIP William "WFW" Whitaker
I am sorry to report that longtime forum member and my good friend Will Whitaker died on February 2, 2022. He suffered an Intracranial Hemorrhage aka a "Brain Bleed".
Will is survived by his siblings and their families.
Wills brother Drew can be reached at: johnwhitakerphd (at) gmail (dot) com
Re: RIP William "WFW" Whitaker
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This breaks my heart. I had a wonderful day getting to know Will photographing his beloved Western North Carolina mountains.
He was easy to like and easy to share the scene with.
This is a loss
Monty
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Tracy, thanks for sharing. I am so sorry - although we never met in person we corresponded via email on occasion and I bought a few of his cameras over the years too. A true gentleman - generous and helpful always.
He had only a minimal website, for a while. I'm sorry I didn't have a chance to see more of his work. He did leave this on Flickr:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wfwhitaker/5491300949/
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This is very sad, and a real loss.
I met Will about twenty years ago when he was living in the Bay Area. We went photographing, and kept in touch after he moved away. I always enjoyed hearing
from him, and will miss our exchanges.
My thoughts are with Will's family and those fortunate to know him.
Merg
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So sorry to hear about the death of Will. We corresponded many times and traded a lot of equipment, and I had the pleasure to meet Will in Connecticut at a lecture by Shelby Lee Adams. Unfortunately never had the chance to photograph with him.
Sandy
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Terrible news. I enjoyed my many conversations with Will over the years.
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That’s terrible. I also shared many a conversation with Will. He was a very likable fellow. May he rest in peace.
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I am going to miss him here.