that begin with the letter:
w
W. J. (Jim) Estelle Jr -chairperson General Service Board Alcoholics Anonymous (E 7)
W. W. –Yale University proposed initials conveying honorary Doctor Laws degree, protect Bill’s anonymity (H 206-207) (P 313)
W.H. Shaw –Seminary faculty Burr & Burton, pall bearer Bertha Bamford Bill’s childhood sweetheart (P 36)
Waldo Barrow –Bill’s great-uncle, killed 1864 Battle Wilderness (P 54)
Wallace Beery –character `Tugboat Annie’, hid bottles stocking tops (D 42)
Wally G. –early Akron A.A., sponsored Ty M. from Milwaukee with Dr. Bob; wife Annabelle G., daughter went King school, checked out to start A.A. meetings Dr. Bob’s house to small; helped many alcoholics in home (A 11, 91) (D 119, 219) (P 266)
Walter B. –wife Marie; 1st alcoholic Dr. Bob & Sister Ignatia admit St. Thomas Hospital August 16 1939; notorious alcoholic & regular consumer paregoric [over counter] opiate, Sister Ignatia labeled problem acute gastritis; some say this occurred August 18; put in Flower Room; joined A.A. September 1939 (D 106) (H 374) (S 14, 16, 122, 146)
Walter C. –went 12 Step with Bob, brother Edith M., his sister, told 12 Step himself (D 257)
Walter P. –writer Bill contacted Towns Hospital, took home try sober up (B 233)
Walter W. –alcoholic, wife Nona W. alcoholic, early A.A.’s, friends Sister Francis who invited Nona Joy Farm starting A.A.’s contact Sister Francis (L 122)
Warren C. –joined A.A. July 1939, broke & proud in Cleveland, caused debate because not hospitalized, 12 stepped by Clarence S. July 1939 (D 102, 203) (N 236)
Warren T. –wife Alice; early San Francisco A.A., 1st member employed alcoholic specialist by industry, Kaiser shipyard, assisted starting 1st A.A. penitentiary group; worked with wife persuade top management 1 America’s leading railroads to help alcoholic employees; died 1957 (A 88-90)
Wendell Willkie –present February 8 1940 Rockefeller’s A.A. dinner (A 183) (B 296) (H 62)
Wes P. -chaired host committee 1970 International Convention Miami Beach; raised $10,000 local groups provide complimentary coffee, consumed end 1st day (G 106)
Wes W. -lived Wilson’s basement; day before died cancer asked Russ R. bottle Johnnie Walker Scotch Black Label (L 119) (P 165)
West -nonalcoholic friend, accountant of West & Flint & Co, lifelong associate Willard S. Richardson, saw Works Publishing properly incorporated, personally audited it since beginning 1938, turned over then Wilbur S. (A 188)
Widow Wilson -Bill’s grandmother, ran Wilson House hotel (P 13)
Wilbur “Bur” S. -outside accountant headquarters office, took over from Mr. West (A 188) (G 140)
Wilbur S. -friend Wilsons, wife Ruth S., drove them see Stepping Stones (L 133)
Will -grandfathers nickname Bill (P 29)
Will Griffith -got terms agents Bill’s grandfather buy cars sell (P 46)
Willard Hunter -close associate Dr. Frank Buchman (P 130)
William James -author Varieties Religious Experience, theory spiritual experiences have definite objective reality & might totally transform man’s life, all had common denominator source pain & utter hopelessness, complete deflation depth; Bill derived idea deflation ego & reaching bottom, articulated 1st step basis of recovery; Harvard professor, founding father American psychology; made detailed analysis wide number religious or conversion experiences Gifford Lecture series Edinburgh 1901, 1902; Bill called him 1 of A.A. founders; gave Bill material understand spiritual experience (A 64) (D 306) (G 21) (H 197, 279-298) (N 20, 23, 33-34) (P 124-125) (W 154, 172)
Willie -Dr. Bob’s nickname Bill; Bill’s grandmother’s name for Bill (B 31, 345) (D 46) (G 80)
Woman -Dr. Bob’s nickname student nurses (D 48)
Wright brothers -proved ideas about heavier-than-air flying machines (P 31)