By Jack Johnson, Boulder City Review

The City Council approved a resolution Tuesday renaming the plaza adjacent to the Boulder Dam Credit Union and the Recreation Department as Bill Ferrence Plaza.

The downtown section — which sits on either side of Arizona Street and includes wide sidewalks, landscaped medians and parking areas — was formerly named Credit Union Plaza.

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By Jack Johnson, Boulder City Review

On Saturday at Bill Ferrence’s celebration of life event, guests arriving at the Boulder Dam Hotel where given a sheet of paper with a timeline of his life’s major events: graduating from the University of Notre Dame in 1965, moving to Boulder City in 1974, children and grandchildren’s births, etc.

It also included the quote, “Today, the genial, well known and liked postmaster … this man, who outwardly almost exudes generosity, kindness, humor and community spirit …”

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Special to Boulder City Review

William G. “Bill” Ferrence, Jr., born in Dubois, Penn., on July 15, 1943, and longtime resident of Boulder City, died of complications from cancer on Sunday, Nov. 21 at 12:50 p.m. at Nathan Adelson Hospice in Las Vegas. He was 67.

Bill was survived by his wife of 44 years, Cheryl (nee Hopson) Ferrence; sons Will (Kelley) Ferrence, and Jim (Christy) Ferrence; grandchildren, Billy, Carmela, Jack and Giacomo; and sisters Mary (Jerry) Duciome, and Roseanne (Roger) Shoaff, all of whom reside in Southern Nevada.

Bill Ferrence, shown here in 2009, died Sunday afternoon after a long illness. Ferrence had been manager of the Boulder Dam Credit Union for nearly 37 years. He helped build the credit union from $3 million in assets at his arrival to nearly $484 million at the end of the third quarter this year. Photo Courtesy of Ferrence Family.

Bill and Cheryl, with their two children, moved to Boulder City in 1974.

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William G. Ferrence died Sunday afternoon after a long illness, the Boulder Dam Credit Union confirmed this morning.

Ferrence, who went by the name Bill, was manager of the credit union for nearly 36 years. Funeral arrangements are pending. He was 67 years old.