William Longhway Sargent, (“Billy”, “Sarge”), age 79 of Bend, Oregon died in an auto accident on December 16, 2025. Billy grew up in Wabasha, Minnesota and graduated from Wabasha High School in 1964. He attended Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, until his enlistment in the US Army 1st Air Calvary. He served two tours of duty as a medic in Vietnam, returning home in 1970. Billy received his BA degree from Metropolitan State College in Minneapolis in 1975. He then spent several years living and studying at the Findhorn Spiritual Community in Findhorn, Scotland. This experience imbued all of his remaining life. His view was always upwards and towards the light. Bill relocated to San Francisco, CA in 1979 and earned his MA in education from Stanford University in 1982. Billy pursued a career of teaching High School classes in English composition and digital photography in San Francisco, and later in Portland, OR, and Vancouver, WA.
Date of Death: December 16, 2025