William 'Bill' Robert Muir: 1962-2022

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William “Bill” Robert Muir was born Feb. 2, 1962 in Morton and passed away Jan. 18, 2022 in Puyallup. He passed away from COVID-19 with numerous underlying medical issues. 

Bill was the first born son of Robert L. and Bonnie L. (Huffman) Muir and he loved to remind people that he was a “Groundhog Day” baby so you couldn’t forget his birthday. 

Bill began school in Morton, then attended school in Centralia before coming back to Morton for his junior high and senior high school years. He graduated with the class of 1981. He went on to attend Eastern Washington University. 

While in Morton schools, Bill was very active in sports and student government. He played football, basketball and track, and received numerous awards. He also served as the Associated Student Body (ASB) president his senior year, and also was the ASB vice president at Eastern for two years. 

One could say sports were Bill’s primary focus as he was an avid follower of the University of Washington Huskies, the Seattle Seahawks, Seattle Mariners, the former Seattle Sonics, and was looking forward to the Seattle Kraken. He loved watching car races, and also fishing and playing golf. If it was sports, Bill was into it, even having his “office” at home filled with all his memorabilia. 

Bill worked several jobs in King County until he met Laura Lynn Smith of Bothell. Then he went to Boeing and remained there until his passing. He had planned to retire at the end of this month when he would turn 60.

After meeting Laura, sports took a back seat in his life, and as one would say, the rest is history. They were married Sept. 19, 1996 in Bothell. Laura was Bill’s life partner and they worked together through many medical issues. 

Having been diagnosed with diabetes at the age of 2, Bill has had a few side effects in dealing with his diabetes. He received a kidney transplant two years ago, and had other issues, but always remained positive. Even though he had a shot of insulin nearly every day of his life, he still hated shots. 

The next love of Bill’s life were his four daughters. He was a dedicated father, filled with love and a little discipline thrown in too. His first daughter, Madison, just turned 18, then the twins, Brooke and Jordan, who are both 15, and Alina, 14. He adored his girls and they adored him also. 

Besides his wife Laura, and his four beautiful daughters, Bill is survived by his parents Bob and Charlotte Muir of Morton; Bonnie and Charles Knapp of Napavine; his brothers Todd (Leanna) Muir of Packwood and Robert Chad (Heather) Muir of Glenoma; and his sister Jill Muir of Rancho Santa Margarita, California. Bill is also survived by numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. 

A celebration of life will be held Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022 at 2 p.m. at the Bob Lyle building. You are invited to help celebrate Bill’s life. His girls would also love it if you have stories to share about their dad. A light lunch will be served after the service. 

A scholarship has been set up in Bill Muir’s name at Key Bank, P.O. Box 429, Morton, Washington, account number 471313010723.