INWOOD, IOWA – William Lombard, Jr. died Tuesday, June 4, 2024 after a brief illness. Born on Nov. 5, 1937, in Saco, Bill was the son of William Paul Sr. and Ruth (Charles) Lombard. He grew up in Saco and Biddeford, graduating from Thornton Academy in 1955. He went to Iowa State University on a baseball scholarship. He was a member of the National Guard and ROTC. In 1962, he obtained his master’s degree as an educator from Colorado State College.

On Jan. 20, 1962, Bill married Carol Kathryn Connors, in Barnum, Iowa. In 1968, they welcomed their only son, William Paul III, “Billy”. In 1972, they moved to Inwood, Iowa, where Bill continued teaching high school social studies, driving school bus, and coaching girls’ sports for 25 years. Bill was recently voted into and soon to be inducted posthumously in the Thornton Academy Sports Hall of Fame for the sports of baseball and basketball.

Bill is survived by his wife, Carol Lombard; their son, Bill Lombard III of Inwood, Iowa; and his granddaughters Tara (Lucas) Bouwman of Rock Rapids, Iowa, and Katrina Lombard of Wayne, Neb.; as well as great-grandchildren, Declan and Liesel Bouwman. He is survived by his sisters-in-law Peg Riley of Fort Dodge, Iowa, and Kathy Lombard of Scarborough; as well as two nephews, Lester Connors and James Maclaughlan, and niece, Lisa Lombard.

As Bill rounds third and heads to his eternal home plate, he is reunited with his parents William Sr. and Ruth Lombard; his brother, Robert Lombard; daughter-in-law, Trish Lombard; and his brothers-in-law Patrick Connors and Jim Riley; along with many other cherished family members and friends.

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