William Vincent Radoslovich

William (Bill) Radoslovich was born in Clayton,

New Mexico in 1928. His parents,

Mark Radoslovich and Mary (Picinich) Radoslovich, immigrated from the island of Mali Losinj, Croatia.

Bill was the youngest and last surviving of six children (brothers Casimer, Charles, John, Mark and sister Agnes). Bill leaves behind his three children: Michael Radoslovich of Dover, MA, Katherine Bleich of Santa Cruz, CA and Mark Radoslovich and his wife Gloria of Albuquerque, NM. Bill leaves 5 grandchildren: Eric Bleich, Christopher Bleich and Jonathon Bleich of Santa Cruz, CA and Vanessa and Kristen Radoslovich of Albuquerque, NM. Bill leaves one great granddaughter, Kaia Bleich. He leaves his adopted nephew, Charles Olson of Gloucester, MA. Bill grew up in the dust bowl and post-depression 1930s in the rural cattle country of eastern New Mexico, the son of a saloonkeeper. While attending Clayton High School, he was a State of New Mexico All Star football player and had his own swing band called the “Swingsters”. He joined the army when he was 17 with the help of a note from his father. Bill served in post WWII, occupied Japan in 1946. Once out of the army, he attended college at the University

of New Mexico with a major in Chemical Engineering and became president of the Newman Club. There he met Jean Kaiser, who was attending nursing school. Bill and Jean were married on January 27, 1951 in Albuquerque.

After their first child was born in 1952, they moved east to be closer to Jean’s family. Bill spent the next 65 years there until returning to Albuquerque to live near his son, Mark. Bill spent his final three years enjoying the Sandia mountains and the deep blue sky of New Mexico. He lived well there and was connected to his entire extended family and the place he knew best. Family and friends will remember Bill for his gentle, helpful spirit. Bill took pleasure in the simple purity of things easily overlooked: the shape of a cloud, the bird feeding its young, children playing gleefully. Bill approached all living things with grace, respect and kindness. In lieu of flowers, please plant a tree in Bill’s memory. Please visit Bill’s online guestbook at www.SalazarFunerals.com.