- Date Of Birth: July 12, 1937
- Date Of Death: March 27, 2020
- State: Idaho
William “Bill” Emmett Galloway of Coeur d’Alene, ID passed away peacefully March 27, 2020 at the North Idaho Hospice-Schneidmiller House in Coeur d’Alene, ID
Bill was born July 12, 1937 in Kellogg, ID to William and Clara (Wallace) Galloway. Bill lived in Idaho most of his life and was a graduate of Kingston High School in 1956. After graduation, Bill enlisted in the Army.
Bill was an underground hard rock miner most of his life. He worked at the Bunker Hill Mine until the mine closure and then moved to Montana and worked in the Stillwater Mine. His nickname with the other miners was “Boulder Bill”. Bill was an avid outdoorsman and he loved to hunt and fish. Another love of Bill’s was his dogs. In Bill’s later years he enjoyed riding his four-wheeler and picking huckleberries.
Bill is survived by his sister. Judy Fryberg of Lacede, ID; four daughters, Vickie Findley of Coeur d’Alene, ID, Connie and Jack Bonomi of Coeur d’Alene, ID, Kim and Pat Harrington of Post Falls, ID, Terri and Kevin Redmond of Las Vegas, NV; two sons Danny and Peggy Figueroa of Kingston, ID and Tom Figueroa of Las Vegas, NV; twelve grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren and one niece, Ruth Crea.
Bill was preceded in death by his Mother Clara, and Father William. His wife Rachel, two sons, Robert Figueroa and Ricky Figueroa and brother in-law Larry Fryberg also precede him in death.
