Will Sarosdy was an amazing and wonderful person.  Will was born in Washington, D.C. on June 7, 1985, and from his earliest childhood days he was always kind, considerate, respectful and empathetic toward everyone he knew.  He was also brilliant, funny, insightful and fun to be around.  Above all Will had a beautiful heart. 
     One of the great things about Will was that he knew almost every Simpsons and Seinfeld episode by heart and on countless occasions when someone was describing something that had just happened or some current event Will would say, “There’s a Simpsons (or Seinfeld) about that . . .” and then recite verbatim – and hilariously – what Homer or Lisa or George, Elaine or Kramer had done or said in the same situation!  If you were around Will for more than a few minutes you were sure to be either laughing at one of his anecdotes or smiling at his original way of looking at things. 
     Will’s greatest passion in life was swimming.  Over the years Will became an exceptional swimmer and elite athlete, winning many medals and awards and team records, and competing on high school and club teams in McLean, Virginia, and Austin, Texas, and on the University of Texas Swim Team under Coach Eddie Reese.  In 2004 he qualified for the U.S. Olympic team trials in Long Beach, California.
     But for Will swimming was about more than just competition -- it was about life-long friendships, experiences and core values, about helping others to learn and to improve, about being the best that he could be and bringing out the best in others.  To Will swimming was “a village.”  Nowhere was this more evident than when he began coaching young swimmers, first with Chesterbrook Swim Club in McLean, and later with Longhorn Aquatics Swim Club in Austin.  Will was fiercely devoted to his young swimmers with whom he shared his vast knowledge of swimming technique and his infectious love of the sport.  He was an inspired coach, friend and mentor to them. 
     Will was an excellent student, a classics and history major who received recognition for outstanding academic achievement while competing in Big 12 athletics.  Tragically, in his junior year of college Will was overwhelmed by severe depression that resisted all of the treatment that was recommended and prescribed.  This terrible illness prevented Will from being able to see what was so obvious to everyone who knew him – his kindness, generosity of spirit, wit, humor, honesty, integrity, brilliance and gentle heart.  On May 5, 2006, Will died as a result of suicide.
     Will, we miss you more than words can ever express and think of you every single day.  You were an angel sent to us by God and now you are with God again.  We will love you always and forever. 

     The Will Sarosdy Swim for Life Fund of the Austin Community Foundation:  An endowed fund has been established with the Austin Community Foundation in Will's memory to promote swimming programs throughout the country, including especially programs to help underprivileged youth become involved in swimming.  To learn more about the program or the Austin Community Foundation, or to make a donation, please click here: http://austincommunityfoundation.org/ 

      Will Sarosdy Endowed Scholarship in Swimming:  An endowed scholarship in swimming has been established at the University of Texas in Will’s memory to provide financial support for a student athlete who has participated on the UT Swim team and has completed his or her NCAA eligibility and is completing the necessary course work for an undergraduate degree or is enrolled or will be enrolled in a program to obtain an advanced degree (e.g. Ph.D., M.Ed., M.B.A., J.D.) at UT.  The scholarship will be awarded annually to a swimmer who is likely to have a positive impact on others because of the core values and life lessons learned from swimming.  If you would like to make a contribution to the endowment fund, please feel free to contact David Onion, Executive Director of Development, the University of Texas at Austin, P.O. Box 7458, Austin, TX 78713-7458, onion@austin.utexas.edu, 512-232-2624 (phone), 512-471-3439 (fax).

     DVD:  If you would like a copy of the dvd "Will & Friends -- Swimming Highlights -- 2002 - 2004," please email me at RLSarosdy@aol.com and I will be happy to send you one.
 
     Tributes to Will: If you would like to read the tributes to or stories about Will at the online guestbook of the funeral home, please click on this link http://obit.wcfish.com/obit_list.cgi and type in “Sarosdy” in the search window. 
          
     Will's Swimming Rules:  If you would like a copy of "Will's Swimming Rules," which Will gave to his prenational group swimmers at Longhorn Aquatics in March 2006, and which reflect Will's philosophy about swimming and life, please email me at RLSarosdy@aol.com and I will be happy to send them to you. 
 
     Bookmarkers: If you would like a bookmarker in memory of Will, please email me at RLSarosdy@aol.com and I will be happy to send you one. 

     Jane may be contacted at JSarosdy@gmail.com

     Frank may be contacted at distanceman1@hotmail.com

     Grace may be contacted at theaterchik2009@aol.com