Date of Hire: July 19, 2001
Date of Retirement: May 3, 2024
Long-time Yarmouth GM and now Purchasing Manager, Harland Storey, shared his thoughts on Bill’s Incredible Career with Team Hancock:
Bill has been a great steward for Hancock Lumber and has seen many changes in the past 22 years in Yarmouth. He is leaving our business in much better shape through his contributions. I can confidently say that in the history of Hancock Lumber—across all locations—no one else has restocked our bins with more pine than Bill. About five years ago I calculated that it was over a million feet he restocked into the Yarmouth bins!
Always attentive, Bill ensured the bins were well stocked with a balance of lengths available. He was diligent about not putting stock in the bins that customers would not buy. On many occasions he would walk into my office and ask me to come take a look if something was not up to his standards. Because of the care and pride Bill put into his work, our Yarmouth location has always been the number one yard for picked-up pine sales.
Having mutual respect for customers and fellow employees is a trait that Bill always embraced. He firmly believes that everyone deserves respect. Bill also mentored many of the young people who joined the Yarmouth team over the years—always eager to train and help all new employees to make sure they understood the right way to do things, he took a lot of pride in seeing fellow employees develop and grow with the company.
Bill would often refer to Hancock Lumber as family and he was very proud to have two of his children also part of the Yarmouth team. His legacy will live on for years to come—thank you, Bill, and happy retirement!
