William Broadway Thrasher, III, passed away peacefully on September 20, 2023. Born October 27, 1954, in Odessa, Texas, to Margie Sue Thrasher and William Broadway Thrasher, Jr. His memory will be cherished by his wife of 37 years, Joni Thrasher, their son Gard Parkinson and wife Lanna, his sister Mary Jo Holloman, his brothers-in-law JK Julian and Craig Julian and wife Lynn, his nieces Gracie Moses and family, Ashley Mathias and husband Vinay Mathias, Kelsey Julian, Abby Julian, Trinity Julian, Hannah Julian, his nephew Jared Julian, great-niece Hazel Martinez, and great-nephew and great-niece Ezra Mathias and Nadia Mathias, along with other loving family and friends, including long-term best friends Larry and
Gayle Coward.
Billy found and created joy and humor in every daily life and shared his love and care with everyone he knew. He attended Midland Lee High School, in Midland, Texas, and attended Texas Tech University, where he was a member of the Swim Team. Billy spent years volunteering as a Boy Scout Master as well as with an organization that helped special-needs teenagers. He was a proud member of The Sons of the Republic of Texas. Throughout his career, Billy remained passionate about his life’s work as a Mechanical Engineer, with patents all over the world. As co-owner of a company for more than thirty years, Billy embraced his role, not only as General Manager, but also as Mentor to and Leader of the many employees, always focusing on inspiring each one to realize their highest imagined goals. With their son Gard, Billy co-founded their company, Mosaic Services, and he thoroughly enjoyed working alongside him. Billy was actively dedicated to family, friends, and co-workers, always brightening everyone’s life with his inherent kindness and sense of fun, and, above all, always searching for ways to help others.
The Memorial Service for Mr. Thrasher was held at Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church, on Nov. 3, at 2:00 p.m. An archived video of the service will be available through this link: https://vimeo.com/showcase/8810810
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