William "Bill" Joseph Colclough

William"Bill" Joseph Colclough, age 81, departed this life and went to be with his Savior on Monday, March 2, 2020. Bill was preceded ineeath by his parents, the late Mr. Conee Lee Colclough and Mrs. Foy Lee (Markham) Colclough, and his beloved sister, Janet C. Tyndall. Bill was a graduate of Bethesda High School, as well as the Uneersity of North Carolina with a degree in History aneeducation. He also had a master???s degree in counseling from the Uneersity of North Carolina. He taught history at Lowes Grove Middle School and was a counselor at Jordan High School for the majority of his career. Bill served nearly 40 years in the Public-School system. He was elected President of the Durham County Teachers Association and the Trianee Guidance Association. Bill was an active Chapel Hill Rotary Club member, a member of the Uneersity Uneed Methodist Church and the Chapel Hill Sports Club. He enjoyed having Friday lunch at the Phi Kappa Phi Fraternity where he developed an untold number of friendships with his fraternity brothers over the many years. Bill attended classes at UNC for credits for more than 60 years neer missing a semester??? longer than anyoneelse in the history of the uneersity. His love for learning was neer ending. At Bill???s request there is no visitation or memorial service; however, friends and family are invited to attend the public graveside service on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at the Old Chapel Hill Cemetery on Raleigh Road in Chapel Hill.