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It is with a profound sense of loss mingled with love and respect that I announce the passing of former Tehachapi News owner, publisher, editor and current columnist Bill Mead, 80, who died in Ridgecrest on March 7 following a brief illness. Bill and his wife Betty co-owned the paper for 25 years and for the 40 years they have lived here were devoted supporters and boosters of the Tehachapi area. Longtime readers of the paper already know Bill through his column, The Overall Picture, which has appeared every week in the Tehachapi News for over two decades. It’s common knowledge that he had a wonderful sense of humor and was a great writer — let me tell you more about this remarkable man. Bill Mead’s prospects as a child were as bleak and grim as the Depression Era into which he was born. He was orphaned by financial hardship and family disfunction, he and his siblings scattered to different homes. He was facing life as a little kid without family or money....

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