William Richard "Bill" Cogbill, 72 years old, passed from this life Monday, July 8, 2024, after a courageous battle with cancer.

Bill was born March 26, 1952, in Newport News, VA. He was the son of Richard Beverly and Mary Ann (Vestal) Cogbill. He was a graduate of Warwick High School and Hampden Sydney College in Hampden Sydney, Virginia, where he earned his bachelor's degree in history.

On March 2, 1996, Bill married Kimberly Kay Hughes in Sherman, TX.

He was a history teacher and football coach at York High School and Lynchburg High School in Virginia.  After leaving his career in education, he became a swimming pool designer and builder. He either worked at or owned swimming pool companies in Richardson and Sherman, TX. He worked for Hobert Pools in Richardson for many years. Most recently he was at JLS Pools in Sherman, TX.

Over the years, Bill built countless numbers of swimming pools in north Texas and southern Oklahoma. As a result, he made lifelong friendships with clients, co-workers and contractors. In both his personal and professional life, he was a man of his word. If he said he would do something, it would be done.

Bill's hobbies included body building, archery, hunting and about anything outdoors. Bill sincerely enjoyed mentoring youth and coached archery for St. Mary's Catholic School in Sherman, TX. He was a lover of history and enjoyed visiting the battlegrounds of the Revolutionary and Civil Wars.

Bill was a member of Saint Stephens Episcopal Church in Sherman.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Richard Beverly and Mary Ann Cogbill, and his brother, Joseph Vestal Cogbill.

Surviving are his wife; Kim Hughes-Cogbill, Daughters; Mary Claire Britton and husband Jacob, Kathryn Hamilton and husband Austin, grandchildren; Isaac Hamilton and Leah Hamilton.

Also surviving are his sister, Mary Alice Hornsby and husband Rick, brother, Raymond Cogbill, nephew, Joe V. Cogbill, nieces, Carly Ray Cogbill, Jennifer Garner, Jessica Burggren, and many other nieces and nephews who loved and will miss Bill.

A funeral service will be held at 3:00 pm, Saturday, July 13, at Saint Stephens Episcopal Church, 401 S. Crockett St. in Sherman. Father Lorenzo Galuska will officiate.

A private family interment at Holloway Cemetery will follow immediately after the funeral.

Pallbearers will be Jacob Britton, Don Tomlinson, Pat Hughes, and Austin Hamilton.

Online condolences may be made at www.waldofuneralhome.com .