William D. "Bill" Pratt

June 20, 1946 - September 13, 2021

William D. Pratt (“Bill”) of Plymouth passed away Monday Sept 13, 2021 at his home after an unexpected, brief illness. He was born in Hamilton, OH, on June 20, 1946 son of the late Russell and Helen Pratt (Cook). He is survived by his wife Vicki Pratt and his children Greg (Heidi) Pratt, Lisa (Tim) Berg, Kelly (Mike) Wegher, Sarah (Scott) Haskins and seven grandchildren who were the light and joy of his life, (Nora, Ian, Adrienne, Will, Joey, Ben, and Dom). He is also survived by his three siblings: Dana (Nancy) Pratt, Marilynn (Ralph) Helzerman, Nancy (Chuck) Thiele, and thirteen nieces & nephews. Bill graduated in 1968 with an accounting degree from Bowling Green State University where he was a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity. He went on to work for McGraw Edison in Chicago before landing a job as a controller for the Buss Fuse company in St Louis, MO. In 1978, he relocated the family to Michigan where he was hired as a controller for the JH Bennett Company. After working at J.H. Bennett for over a decade, he started his own business consulting and tax preparation company with a friend and neighbor, Michael McKernan. In 2008 he sold his business to Jeff Schultz and stayed on part time until he fully retired in May 2021. Bill was an avid golfer who enjoyed playing with many varied partners over the years. Bill spent many years vacationing at one of his favorite places, Glen Lake, where his parents bought land and cottages in 1955. Over the past 30 years he had various roles with the Plymouth Rotary AM, Plymouth Township Planning Commission, and Plymouth Zoning Board and Plymouth Chamber of Commerce where he served two terms as President. An expert in state and federal tax code, he also taught tax preparation courses across the lower part of Michigan. The family will be holding a celebration of life service at Vermeulen-Sajewski Funeral Home, 46401 Ann Arbor Rd. W., Plymouth. Saturday, October 9th 12 noon. The service will be live streamed. Please visit: Facebook.com/vermeulensajewskifuneralhome/live Visitation will be from 10 AM until the noon service. Due to the pandemic, we are suggesting that everyone mask up when inside the chapel. Those wishing to make a donation in Bill’s name should donate to St. Joseph Mercy Home Care & Hospice by going to this site: https://donate.trinityhealthathome.org/ Thanks to all of his family and friends for your thoughts, prayers, & love. To share a memory, please use the Share a Memory tab on this web page.