I had the pleasure of working with Willie on LTC during my first few years with COWI. I’ll always remember his frequent visits to us in the People Team to see what we had in our snack drawer and we’d all have a giggle whilst he shared stories and showed us pictures of his latest DIY project.  I then worked on Hs2 with Willie for the next few years and our weekly meetings became a lot more interesting when Mac joined the team! It always made me smile how professional Willie would try to be whilst Mac was making himself comfortable on his lap and how Willie would cuddle him like a newborn when he was a puppy. Through COVID Willie was always so kind to my little boy during meetings, when we were trying to navigate working from home and was an amazing source of advise and support following my husband’s heart attack 2yrs ago. 

Your calm professionalism and work ethic is echoed by so many and what an absolute pleasure it was to have you as a colleague. Following your diagnosis I remember you saying that you couldn’t believe how many people were taking time to call, text and visit and whilst you went through the hardest of times, I am so pleased that you got to see and hear how adored you were by so many. What a legacy and imprint to leave behind, you are so hugely missed. Sending love and huge condolences to Katrina and the family at this difficult time.