by Will Visty Death, Obituary – William Thomas Visty arrived at his twin sister Ella Jo’s house 43 minutes after their scheduled meeting time. He turned around and pushed himself even further down into his mother’s womb as he did so. His heart just ceased beating. Will Visty was brought into the world via an emergency cesarean surgery, and he was immediately sent to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), where he remained for more than a month. Even his mother required some rest in order to get better. She was never able to get over it completely.
She would tease Will about how close he came to killing her whenever he didn’t clean his room. Will wasn’t the firstborn, but he always had an air of self-assurance about him, maybe as a result of the natural gifts he possessed. He was able to perform mathematical calculations in his brain, climb trees, and run quickly on the soccer pitch. And water was his favorite thing. He was swimming and diving off the pier while catching a football in the air at the same time. He went skiing, and he also rode the wake board. Will prioritize time spent outdoors and memorable experiences over material possessions.
Because he didn’t let his fear of others get in the way, he was naturally good with others. He led Ella Jo, Reese, Owen, and a trail of neighbor kids on marches through high cattails and ditch weeds, in whiffle ball games at dark, on fishing expeditions at their lake, to go capture frogs, and to explore the woods. He also led a path of other children from the neighborhood. He climbed boulders and rode on the crests of big ocean waves. He organized sleepovers in the great outdoors on trampolines and picnic tables. Younger children trailed after Will in awe because he played with them, kicked the ball their way, grabbed them lures, showed them how to cast, and unhooked the fish from their rods.
All of these things caused the children to be in awe of Will. He invented up games. Together with his mother, he would spend the evenings watching the sunset. He really enjoyed spending nights by the lake surrounded by campfires and stars. Will, Ella, Reese, and Owen were in such close proximity to one another that they frequently shared a bedroom. Because Owen refused to sleep by himself, Will made sure to include an extra pillow in his bed setup for him. Because he wanted his chestnut hair to look more like Will’s, his cousin Leo used Sun-in on it. It changed color to orange.
