Bill was born into the Motz newspaper family, which had been in the newspaper business in Waterloo Region since 1859, and owned The Record (now the Waterloo Region Record) from 1918 until it was sold in 1989. He was raised to be a newspaperman, graduating from the University of Notre Dame with a communication degree in 1958, after which he worked at the J. Walter Thompson advertising agency in Toronto, moving to the Kitchener-Waterloo Record in 1960. Bill worked in the newsroom at the Record until retirement, after the paper was sold, and was the last member of the Motz family to be employed there.
Bill's career as a journalist was in line with his life-long passion for world news. he was always ready to engage in a discussion about politics and world affairs and had a deep knowledge and understanding of history and current events. His interest in politics was such that some of the last discussions he had with visitors, in the days before he died, were about the recent U.S. election and how he hoped things would go well, for the sake of the country.
Bill had many hobbies and interests throughout his life. He was passionate about music, especially classical music and was a life-time supporter of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra as an audience member, donor and as a board member for several years in the 1990's. He took up clarinet lessons for the first time in his 60's, after retirement, and became a proficient player.
He loved travel and was a prolific photographer, producing thousands of slides from his travels, as well as local subjects. A photographic tinkerer, he made his own equipment for stereo photography which produced astonishing 3D images.
Although progressive in many ways, Bill was an "analog man" when it came to media, favouring film photography over digital, vinyl LP records over CD's and digital downloads and hardcopy newspapers and books over electronic versions right to the end.
Bill was a philanthropist, supporting many causes in the arts, education and healthcare , including the Kitchener Waterloo Symphony Orchestra, the Stratford Festival, the Kitchener Public Library, Conestoga College, St. Mary's Hospital and Hospice of Waterloo Region.
Bill's career as a journalist was in line with his life-long passion for world news. he was always ready to engage in a discussion about politics and world affairs and had a deep knowledge and understanding of history and current events. His interest in politics was such that some of the last discussions he had with visitors, in the days before he died, were about the recent U.S. election and how he hoped things would go well, for the sake of the country.
Bill had many hobbies and interests throughout his life. He was passionate about music, especially classical music and was a life-time supporter of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra as an audience member, donor and as a board member for several years in the 1990's. He took up clarinet lessons for the first time in his 60's, after retirement, and became a proficient player.
He loved travel and was a prolific photographer, producing thousands of slides from his travels, as well as local subjects. A photographic tinkerer, he made his own equipment for stereo photography which produced astonishing 3D images.
Although progressive in many ways, Bill was an "analog man" when it came to media, favouring film photography over digital, vinyl LP records over CD's and digital downloads and hardcopy newspapers and books over electronic versions right to the end.
Bill was a philanthropist, supporting many causes in the arts, education and healthcare , including the Kitchener Waterloo Symphony Orchestra, the Stratford Festival, the Kitchener Public Library, Conestoga College, St. Mary's Hospital and Hospice of Waterloo Region.
Bill was born into the Motz newspaper family, which had been in the newspaper business in Waterloo Region since 1859, and owned The Record (now the Waterloo Region Record) from 1918 until it was sold in 1989. He was raised to be a newspaperman, graduating from the University of Notre Dame with a communication degree in 1958, after which he worked at the J. Walter Thompson advertising agency in Toronto, moving to the Kitchener-Waterloo Record in 1960. Bill worked in the newsroom at the Record until retirement, after the paper was sold, and was the last member of the Motz family to be employed there.
Bill's career as a journalist was in line with his life-long passion for world news. he was always ready to engage in a discussion about politics and world affairs and had a deep knowledge and understanding of history and current events. His interest in politics was such that some of the last discussions he had with visitors, in the days before he died, were about the recent U.S. election and how he hoped things would go well, for the sake of the country.
Bill had many hobbies and interests throughout his life. He was passionate about music, especially classical music and was a life-time supporter of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra as an audience member, donor and as a board member for several years in the 1990's. He took up clarinet lessons for the first time in his 60's, after retirement, and became a proficient player.
He loved travel and was a prolific photographer, producing thousands of slides from his travels, as well as local subjects. A photographic tinkerer, he made his own equipment for stereo photography which produced astonishing 3D images.
Although progressive in many ways, Bill was an "analog man" when it came to media, favouring film photography over digital, vinyl LP records over CD's and digital downloads and hardcopy newspapers and books over electronic versions right to the end.
Bill was a philanthropist, supporting many causes in the arts, education and healthcare , including the Kitchener Waterloo Symphony Orchestra, the Stratford Festival, the Kitchener Public Library, Conestoga College, St. Mary's Hospital and Hospice of Waterloo Region.
Bill's career as a journalist was in line with his life-long passion for world news. he was always ready to engage in a discussion about politics and world affairs and had a deep knowledge and understanding of history and current events. His interest in politics was such that some of the last discussions he had with visitors, in the days before he died, were about the recent U.S. election and how he hoped things would go well, for the sake of the country.
Bill had many hobbies and interests throughout his life. He was passionate about music, especially classical music and was a life-time supporter of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra as an audience member, donor and as a board member for several years in the 1990's. He took up clarinet lessons for the first time in his 60's, after retirement, and became a proficient player.
He loved travel and was a prolific photographer, producing thousands of slides from his travels, as well as local subjects. A photographic tinkerer, he made his own equipment for stereo photography which produced astonishing 3D images.
Although progressive in many ways, Bill was an "analog man" when it came to media, favouring film photography over digital, vinyl LP records over CD's and digital downloads and hardcopy newspapers and books over electronic versions right to the end.
Bill was a philanthropist, supporting many causes in the arts, education and healthcare , including the Kitchener Waterloo Symphony Orchestra, the Stratford Festival, the Kitchener Public Library, Conestoga College, St. Mary's Hospital and Hospice of Waterloo Region.
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