William Howard Mahaffey

William Howard (Bill) Mahaffey, 61, mercifully ended his time on earth March 27, 2023 as a result of his eight year struggle with frontotemporal dementia. He is preceded in death by his parents, Ralph L. and George Ann (Turner) Mahaffey and is survived by his four children, Jinger Mahaffey, Taylor (Ben) Berger, Hayden Mahaffey and Juniper Mahaffey, and six grandsons, Jayce Mahaffey, Layne Mahaffey, Gaige Hollingshead, Wynn Hollingshead, Hunter Berger and Forrest Berger, all of Fort Collins, CO. He is also survived by sister Marta Ann Mahaffey of Euless, TX and brother J. Michael (Mary Bit) Mahaffey, nephew Brad (Natalie Sulzby) Mahaffey, Mary Kate (Adam) Edwards and their three children, all of Nashville, TN.

Bill was born June 20, 1961 in Dallas, TX and lived and grew up in Richardson, TX. He was an adorable and entertaining younger brother to his two older siblings. He had a sharp wit and a fantastic sense of humor and made friends readily from a young age, maintaining close friendships from schooldays his entire life. A natural athlete, he excelled at football and golf, which he continued to play throughout his life. He was also gifted musically, playing the piano by ear though having never taken a lesson. He was a movie buff, a good pinochle player and he loved to cook. He also loved fishing and the outdoors and enjoyed many hours with his children camping in Poudre Canyon and fishing the Poudre River after moving to Fort Collins in the late 1990s. He was a Texas Rangers, Dallas Cowboys and Texas Longhorns fan to the end. He spent his working life in various aspects of the food and beverage service industry until being forced into early disability retirement due to his diagnosis in 2015 of frontal temporal dementia.

A memorial service will be held in the chapel at Thanksgiving Square in downtown Dallas on Saturday April 29th at 5:00pm with a reception to follow in the Hall of Thanks-Giving downstairs from 6:00 to 7:00. The family kindly requests that in lieu of flowers donations be made to Mind What Matters (wearemindwhatmatters.org) or Restoration House program at CrossBridge (crossbridgeinc.org).