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William L. Lindner William Lawrence Lindner age 84, died Thursday, April 14, 2016 at Lakes at Litchfield. Mr. Lindner was born on September 24, 1931 in Yonkers, NY to the late Charles Herman and Marguerite Bremer Lindner. He was a 1953 graduate of Davis & Elkins College in Elkins, WV. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1953 -1955 and then began his career with the newly formed Piedmont Natural Gas Co. in Charlotte, NC and retired 41 years later as a Sr. Vice President. Mr. Lindner was preceded in death by his sister Marguerite Lindner Pederson. Survivors include his wife, Audrey Francis Neumann Lindner; siblings Charles Herman Lindner, Jr and Jane Lindner Noyes; children & grandchildren, William L. Lindner Jr. and Mary Lynn of VA, Nicole Lindner-Miles of CA, Rachel Epple of WA, William III of CA, Kathy Lindner Pruett and David of NC, Kellner of NC, Meg of NC, Amy Lindner Brackett and Craig of Pawleys Island, Ben of Mt. Pleasant, Katie of NC, Will of Pawleys Island, Steven Neumann Lindner and Michele of GA, Sam and Bremie both of GA. The grandchildren had some reflections they wanted to share. I think that first among those beliefs is that you and Grandma have always valued God and your family above yourself. The second belief you have lived (although it’s an extension of the first) is that love is not dramatic, flowery works without any follow through. Instead, love is quietly, calmly, and consistently doing what’s right for the person you love, every single day and with integrity. And that part of doing what’s right for the people you love is showing them how to do (or how to figure out) something for themselves. I remember always wanting to be like you when I was older because you got to eat ice cream every single night and you knew how to make things in your woodshop. You even made some of the toys we played with and I thought it was amazing that you were able to do that. I was even more impressed when you made some of the best cookies I’d ever had. I also wanted to tell you how much better my adult life has been, both because of your commitment to showing us how to figure things out for ourselves and for teaching your children to teach that to THEIR children. I remember you saying something like “it’s just physics: when talking about things. Your belief that we can figure things out and that things CAN be figured out has greatly influenced who I am as an adult. What I learned from you, Grandma, and my parents, is that when you’re facing a seemingly insurmountable problem, you break it down as many small problems to solve as you can. Then you solve the small problems in front of you, and you use that to figure out a little bit more of that insurmountable big problem. And then you continue solving one little problem at a time until the big problem is either solved or you know a lot more then when you started. When I was a kid, I never quite understood why you and Grandma were so painstaking in spending the same amount in gifts for all of us grandchildren…..Now I understand what you were doing. You quietly did a very profound thing for all of us, by SHOWING us that were equally loved AND LOVABLE. Thank you. Services will be private. Memorial contributions may be made to: Tidelands Community Hospice House, 2591 N. Fraser St. Georgetown, SC 29440 or to the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, 3800 Fettler Park Drive Suite 104 Dumfries, VA 22025. Sign an online guestbook at www.goldfinchfuneralhome.com/obituaries Goldfinch Funeral Home, Beach Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.

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William L Lindner

September 24, 1931 - April 14, 2016