Stories
Below are stories and memories about Bill Lion.
Lion's Industrial Strength Spaghetti and Drain Cleaner. Yes that is the name of Bill Lion's spaghetti recipe. It comes from his mother and he LOVED spaghetti. As you read the instructions you will see that yes the recipe is delicious and also Bill had a sense of humor.
The below recipe is a picture that was taken by Kim from the UUCCI. She sent it to me at my request. Now that is true UU kindness and I know my Dad is pleased that the church he helped build has such good people in it.
Now make the spaghetti and Enjoy! Or clean your drains with it, up to you.
The below recipe is a picture that was taken by Kim from the UUCCI. She sent it to me at my request. Now that is true UU kindness and I know my Dad is pleased that the church he helped build has such good people in it.
Now make the spaghetti and Enjoy! Or clean your drains with it, up to you.
On December 14, 2018, Melody Grasch found a video of a lion on her Facebook feed. We all agree it was appropriate. Enjoy!
From Margaret Lion's Facebook Feed, December 14, 2018
Ok, here goes.
Yesterday my father, William Donald Lion passed peacefully in hospice care at Brown County Senior Living. I believe he chose his time to pass as the day had been filled with people from his Unitarian-Universalist Congregation of Columbus, Indiana, his family, and his adoring and caring wife of 43 years, my bonus mother, Karen Lion. He had suffered from dementia for years and had been on a steady decline since February. Although he will be missed - his spirit is free. Being the rabble-rouser, freedom-loving, social activist that he was, I'm sure he is having a good time and enjoying the gun ranges in spirit. And hunting. I know he is hunting.
When I first heard this song, "Daddy Lessons" from Beyonce and The Dixie Chicks I knew it was going to be a song I would always have for my father. He did not tolerate injustice. He was a powerful liberal who believed in the right to keep and bear arms. He believed in the fundamental right of human dignity - including the right to defend oneself, family, neighborhood, home, and country. I always said that if you came to my father's house at 3am needing help, he would feed you, clothe you, and fix your car. But if you came to his home to harm him, his family, or his land, he would shoot. How he treated you reflected how you treated him and others.
This song is for my Dad. Not all of the lyrics apply to him, but yeah, my daddy taught me to shoot.
"He held me in his arms and he taught me to be strong
He told me when he's gone, "Here's what you do
When trouble comes in town, men like me come around"
Oh, my daddy said shoot."
Ok, here goes.
Yesterday my father, William Donald Lion passed peacefully in hospice care at Brown County Senior Living. I believe he chose his time to pass as the day had been filled with people from his Unitarian-Universalist Congregation of Columbus, Indiana, his family, and his adoring and caring wife of 43 years, my bonus mother, Karen Lion. He had suffered from dementia for years and had been on a steady decline since February. Although he will be missed - his spirit is free. Being the rabble-rouser, freedom-loving, social activist that he was, I'm sure he is having a good time and enjoying the gun ranges in spirit. And hunting. I know he is hunting.
When I first heard this song, "Daddy Lessons" from Beyonce and The Dixie Chicks I knew it was going to be a song I would always have for my father. He did not tolerate injustice. He was a powerful liberal who believed in the right to keep and bear arms. He believed in the fundamental right of human dignity - including the right to defend oneself, family, neighborhood, home, and country. I always said that if you came to my father's house at 3am needing help, he would feed you, clothe you, and fix your car. But if you came to his home to harm him, his family, or his land, he would shoot. How he treated you reflected how you treated him and others.
This song is for my Dad. Not all of the lyrics apply to him, but yeah, my daddy taught me to shoot.
"He held me in his arms and he taught me to be strong
He told me when he's gone, "Here's what you do
When trouble comes in town, men like me come around"
Oh, my daddy said shoot."