William Earl Hockaday

February 16th, 2025, in Casper, WY, our beloved husband and father, Uncle and Cousin, William Earl Hockaday, surrounded by family, passed away. He was born February 6th, 1968, in Pueblo, CO, to Vicki and Wayne Hockaday. He was the youngest of four children. he had a rough childhood, but he was still loved by many. He spent time in Colorado, Wyoming, and Oklahoma, in which the latter, he lived with his grandparents through his teenage years. He found stability in their home and had wonderful fond memories of his time there. He studied at the University of Oklahoma, then worked construction in California, where he would meet Maricruz and they later had Caitlin. As time went on, he would have another daughter, Ashley. In 1999, he met Tiffany Hyde, who he would marry and have three wonderful children. Joshua, Sarah, and Rebekah. They later divorced, and in 2016, he met the love of his life, Cynthia Liebschutz. They met online and quickly became friends. In 2018, they decided that it was time to see each other face to face, and that was it for them. They began life together 2019 when she moved to Casper, and eventually, Bill decided to make everything official by marrying her on February 2nd, 2022. Their time together was short, but it was filled with joy and many Adventures. Bill is survived by his five children, Caitlin and her son Romeo, Ashley, Joshua (big J), Sarah, and Rebekah, as well as his four stepchildren Holly, Alex, Mariah (husband George) and Joshua (little J). He is also survived by his brother Allen and his wife Jane, his sister Gayla, her husband Tony and their son Ethan, as well as his nieces Lynn and Katherine from his brother Ryan. He is proceeded in death by his parents and his brother Ryan. The family would like to extend gratitude to the doctors and nurses at the Wyoming Medical Center ICU not only for the care and compassion that they extended to him but also extended to the family in this great time of loss. A go fund me account has been set up for the family to help with funeral expenses.