Bill Bedell Milwaukee Boat Photographer Passes Away

[Guuest II]

Was Bill Bedell any relation to Capt. Charles Bedell (Cliffs) who died in the late forties/early fifties?

[Guest]

On Friday January 24, 2014 it was reported the Bill Bedell had a heart attack while at work for the State of Wisconsin. Bill did not recover and passed away on Tuesday January 28, 2014. Bill was well known in the Milwaukee area for his photographer skills especially for boats. Bill was the "Unofficial" Official Photographer for the Port of Milwaukee. One of Bill's favorite lake boats and many others was the "Medusa Challenger" recently turned into a barge. Bill spent many days photographing boats at the Port of Milwaukee. Bill was also an avid photographer of trains and even more so semi tractors and trucks. Bill ran his own trucking company and was very knowledgeable about vintage semi tractors. Bill was also model railroader and was a fixture at Milwaukee's model railroad show Trainfest.

NOTE- Funeral arrangements are pending.