WILLIE BILL WALDRIP, age 80, a resident of Boyd, Texas for over a year, formerly of Irving, Texas, died Sunday, April 17, 2011 in a Burleson nursing center. Born April 19, 1930 in Boyd, he was the son of Dee J. and Lillie Hanner Waldrip. Bill was employed at American Airlines as an aircraft engineer for 33 years. On July 15, 1994 in Irving, he married Honoree Harris. He played the guitar, sang and he loved to whittle. Preceded in death by his parents; sister, Donna Waldrip; nephew, Virgil Dee Waldrip; and brothers, Ernest Waldrip and Raymond Waldrip, Bill is survived by his wife, Honoree Waldrip of Irving; children, Bobbie Tate of Burleson, Ricky Waldrip of Keller, Dreama Johns of Watauga, Regina Anderson of Fort Worth; 8 grandchildren; 23 great grandchildren; brother, Albert Waldrip and wife Mary of Fort Worth; sisters, Vessie Adams of Boyd, Velma Hammett and husband Floyd of Odessa; as well as numerous nieces, nephews and friends. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday at Donnellys Colonial Funeral Home. Funeral service 11 a.m., Wednesday, April 20 in the funeral home chapel. Burial to follow at Oak Grove Memorial Gardens in Irving. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 15186, Austin, TX 78761.