Discovery Bay (Byron) resident William “Bill” Paul Feigel passed away quietly at the Kaiser Permanente Hospital in South Sacramento on Sunday, Aug. 14.

Bill was born on Jan. 21, 1949 in Philadelphia, the youngest son of Elise and Erich Werner Feigel. A U.S. Navy Vietnam veteran, Bill served with brother Erich on the USS Vega from 1967-1971. Following his service in the Navy, he worked for the IBM Corporation. Bill then pursued further education at Stanford University, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree. He proceeded to medical school and became a doctor of podiatry, establishing a practice in Mountain View.

Bill is survived by his loving partner, Sharon Berry; his brother, Erich Feigel; and sister-in-law, Linda. He is also survived by his nephew, Kurt Feigel; niece, Elise Feigel Richey and their families; and his cousins, Inge Wagner and Norman and Shirley Held and family.

Family and friends gathered at a memorial honoring Bill’s life on Tuesday, Aug. 16 at his home in Discovery Bay.