Birth date: Mar 2, 1931 Death date: Jun 4, 2026
William “Bill” Paul Knapp, 95 was born to Ernest and Magdalena “Lena” Knapp on March 2, 1931 in Platteville, WI. The youngest of five siblings (Nelson, Don, Merv, and Helen), Mr. Knapp graduated from Platteville High School in 194 Read Obituary
Mr. Knapp was my teacher at forward, he was the nicest teacher and mentor to all his students. RIParadise Sir
I was blessed to have Mr Knapp as my homeroom 6th grade teacher. He also taught my 4 siblings. I was fortunate enough to reconnect with Mr Knapp about 13 years ago when we had a luncheon and arranged a local news interview for him and his 2 co teachers. Celeste, Julie & I continued to visit him over the years. When I first located him I could not find a phone number but I found an address. I drove to his home where we shared a glass of wine & visited. A huge Thank you to his family for sharing him with us over the years. He was a truly special man.
Tamra Mendoza-Mode
Forward class of '74
Paul and I took my mom, Mickey Knapp, on her first ever air flight to San
Diego to visit Uncle Bill and Aunt Bernie and she spoke of that trip often. We had a great visit. We will miss speaking with Uncle Bill but we know he is most excited to be with Aunt Bernie, his parents and siblings (spouses) and his God.
