Birth date: Sep 15, 1929 Death date: Aug 14, 2020
William "Bill" Robert Joshlin Jr, 90, passed away on August 14, 2020 after a long illness. He was a longtime member of Germantown United Methodist Church. Mr Joshlin was preceded in death by his loving wife Charlotte Lee Joshlin, Read Obituary
I have many wonderful memories from my childhood of Uncle Bill and Aunt Charlotte as they were always very special to me and it was always a treat to see and be with them. And you never knew what to expect! After they moved to San Clemente, California, we had a wonderful road trip across country from Tennessee to visit them there. While there, when we were taking a trail down to the beach I fell into a camouflaged fox hole and got all scratched up really bad. I remember that night Uncle Bill holding and rocking me as he tried to get me to forget about my pain. Once we moved to California we took several trips from San Mateo to visit them. On one of our visits while outside their apartment us kids were playing a game on the stairs with coins and I took one of the pennies & hid it in my mouth where I proceeded to accidentally swallowed it. Uncle Bill then held me upside down to try to shake it out of me but needless to say that didn’t work. Once when I was very upset and angry at my parents I ran away and I was running to San Clemente to go stay with my Uncle Bill & Aunt Charlotte (after all they lived close to Disneyland). Needless to say I was only a couple miles from home when the police found me. Then when we moved to Upland, California, we had a lot more frequent trips to their home in San Clemente and loved going there and to the beach. I always felt blessed and very fortunate that I was able to allow them to use our condo in Maui for their anniversary celebration. And after they left, the island was much smaller because they had taken so many of the volcanic rocks back home with them in their suitcases. Uncle Bill really cracked me up telling me the story of them getting those rocks through security at the airport. Uncle Bill will be truly missed but at least now he’s not suffering anymore and he is with the one & only love of his life, Aunt Charlotte, which is where I know he wants to be.
My husband is Roger Jaeger so I married into the Joshlin family. We've been married 45 years so I've had the opportunity to see Bill a number of times in Tennessee and well as hosting he and Charlotte, and lots of Joshlin's, at our home in Temecula, California.
He was a kind soul...always wanted to make sure everyone was alright. He was a caring man and I always admired him for his devotion to his wife, Charlotte.
I'm thankful I was able to spend the time with him that I did. Rest in peace Uncle Bill. You will be missed.
My first recollection of my Uncle Bill was in the early 50's when I could not have been more than 5 years old. We drove across country with my Mom, Grandma, Charlie, Betty, Cheri, Michael and my self. Which was quite a trip. Bill was stationed at Camp Pendleton just South of San Clemente where he and Charlotte lived. He was always a kind and generous person. It seemed to me he knew everybody in town and they knew and liked him.
Uncle Bill was a person you looked up to and wanted to be like when you grew. We were very close over the years. When we lived in Upland, Calif, some years later we always visited with Bill and Charlotte at the beach. He worked at the gas station there and was on the police force. In my early 20's I lived with him for a while at his home in Germantown and in the subsequent years visited with him several times. In all the years I knew him he never had a cross word to say about anyone. He was always available to help anyone that needed it. Im sure he has attained Sainthood for putting up with his Dad and Wife who never had a kind word to say about each other. Talk about being in a pickle.
Anyway Uncle Bill enjoy your well earned rest in heaven where I'm sure if anyone deserves to be there you do. Lots of love to you and may you Rest in eternal Peace.
Your Favorite Nephew, Roger
Poppa Bear, You were to kind for this world. Bill knew how to get things done. He had more energy than any Young or old person around..If you came over to the house you had better have your work clothes on.. You might be putting a motor in or cutting grass. He would be ten steps ahead of you....He was helping Charolette get ready for Walter"s memorial putting on her necklace I felt more love watching them as I saw them in their youth ...I love you both so very much ..I am a better person for knowing you both Thank you... Always..see you on the other side... through the CHRIST I write...Susie Q........
