Billy was born in the Colorado Rockies, but was raised in Dallas, TX with his parents and two older brothers. Growing up he and his brothers raced motocross, particularly his older brother who was sponsored. That’s who Billy learned from and could take any kid on the block.

In 1991 Billy moved to the Seattle area and started working on a golf course on the peninsula. It took him a little bit to acclimate to the rain forest coming from Texas and he finally found his calling when he discovered the drums and started to play music with his friends. During this time he had his first daughter and at this time his eldest brother passed away. This was devastating for Billy and he didn’t know how to handle these new emotions.

He flew back to Texas to live with his other brother, then came back to West Seattle and started to work at a call center. He entered a relationship and eventually left everything go and hit the streets for a few years. He had a medical issue come up and was fortunately fast tracked into permeant housing. He’s been there for about 10yrs. He has two daughters, that he’s trying to connect with and having a difficult time doing so.

This is part of his story.

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