BURST1932-2025
William (Bill) Thomas Price was born on December 9, 1932, in Houston, BC, and passed away peacefully at the Prince George Hospice, with family by his side, on November 10, 2025.
Bill grew up on the family farm in Houston, where they raised cattle and sawmilled lumber. From an early age he developed a strong work ethic and a keen business sense. He later struck out on his own with a dozer, skidding trees and building roads. In Smithers he met the love of his life, Helmy, who worked at the Royal Bank. They married, started their family, and together built a life based on hard work and mutual support.
Through honesty, integrity, and perseverance, Bill grew his business into a successful highway construction company, becoming a general contractor on major projects across the province. From a very young age, his older son Jack was by his side, working and learning the business, and later his younger son Dean also became involved. Bill was equally proud of his four daughters, who became hardworking and successful, shaped by the example set by their parents.
He enjoyed family trips, international travel with Helmy, and later pursued his passion for flying-earning his private pilot’s licence, building an airstrip and hangar at their Mud River farm, and owning several airplanes. He loved flying to the Norman Lake cabin and landing on the ice in winter. When not flying, he enjoyed growing hay, plowing fields, and tinkering with engines and old trucks on the Mud River farm he and Helmy shared.
Bill was predeceased by his parents Jack and Claudia, brothers Ron and Cliff, sister Gloria, and grandson David. He is survived by his beloved wife Helmy, his wife of 68 years; children Bev (Mike), Cheryl (Duaine), Julie, Linda (Richard), Jack (Terina), and Dean (Lauren); sisters Nancy and Mavis; and numerous grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
A celebration of life will be planned for a later date in the spring.
He will be deeply missed and lovingly remembered by all who knew him.