68, our loving husband, father and best friend, passed away at 5:50 a.m. after a long and heroic battle with Multiple System Atrophy. His wife and best friend, Jeannine Wells Podolsky and only son, William J. Podolsky, III, were by his side as he passed from this life into the arms of His Savior, Jesus. Bill was born December 5, 1947 in Morehead City, North Carolina and moved to Tampa when he was nine. He was a varsity football letterman for Robinson High School (class of 1965), graduated from Florida Bible College (class of 1970) and studied at Grace Theological Seminary. He proudly served God and his country in the United States Army, worked in real estate for many years and regularly volunteered with local churches, YoungLife, the South Tampa Interbay YMCA, and as a little league umpire. His loving legacy includes his wife and soulmate of 44 years, Jeannine; his daughter, Megan and her husband, Michael; his son, Josh and his wife, Katie and his five grandchildren that he had the pleasure to know and love and that he considered the five most precious tiny miracles in his life, Joseph, Giuliana, Thomas, Gunnar and Georgia. A celebration of Life service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 24, 2015 at Holy Trinity Presbyterian Church, 350 S. Hyde Park Ave., Tampa, FL 33606. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be donated to the place that Bill loved to frequent most, the South Tampa Interbay YMCA, where he spent countless hours volunteering his free time, leading Bible studies, praying, participating in his favorite daily water aerobics class with Ms. Jeannette, telling jokes, talking about his children's successes, and most importantly, caring for others.