WILLIAM EDWARD LADIN, JR.
The family of Billy Ladin is heartbroken to share that he has passed away several years before he grew up.
William Edward Ladin,
Jr. was born in 1941 to Lois Freed Ladin and William Ladin Sr., in Houston, TX. He grew up in Houston on South Macgregor. He graduated from the Kinkaid School and went on to Brown University, Class of 1963, graduating with a degree in Philosophy.
Billy married his sweetheart, Robin Pasternak, in 1964, and they soon created a rambunctious, fun-loving family with four children. He adventured with his family until the very end, camping, horseback riding, water skiing, flying airplanes, hiking, snow skiing, scuba diving, traveling the world, and wiring his house with bleedingedge gadgets that never quite worked right. He enjoyed it all with an infectious gusto for life, a playful sense of humor, and a deep appreciation for family and friends old and new.
A lifelong serial entrepreneur, Billy was unafraid to take risks and was never constrained by convention. After starting countless businesses, Billy opened ComputerCraft, an Apple retailer which he grew to a national Billy battled pancreatic cancer for over two years with the love of his life, Robin, by his side. He passed with his children and wife around him, surrounded by the love that he gave over his long and happy life.
He is survived by his wife Robin, his four children, Kim Ladin, Mandy Ladin, Kelly, and Marc, and his sister Terri Cweigenberg.
A memorial service will be held at 11:30 on Monday, April 11, 2022, at Congregation Beth Israel in Houston. If you wish to remember
Billy, please make a gift in his memory to the Houston Food Bank or to Baylor College of Medicine’s Marlene Laviage Tanner Memorial Fund for pancreatic cancer research.