My friend Bill's double loss
Here is his situation in his own words.
"my name now is William Buchholtz but I was born William Allison. My birthfather is Joseph L. Allison.
All adoptees feel a lack of identity when they are missing part of their heritage. in my case it is a double loss.
As you know I am a musician who plays the Native American flute. I must have specific knowledge and proof of my birthfather's heritage to be able to use my gifts freely inside and outside of the Native community. Otherwise the consequences are very bad for me and for my ability to play the flute. I have been prevented from playing many places because I can't prove my native heritage. I need to play the flute and know my heritage for the community, for the mInistry of Presence, for Dr. Jane Goodall's Roots and Shoots and in all the ways the Creator intended. "
Bill is a good friend and fellow traveler. We share the native American heritage. When Bill plays the flute my soul and heart are touched. I hope he can be reunited with his birth father, Joseph Allison, and claim the native American recognition he so deserves.
We see Bill Buccholz, born William Allison, as part of our family. But he has spent the better part of his adult life looking for his true family--his birth father.
Bill's roots in Native American soil are evident--yes, clearly in the way he looks--but more importantly in his spirituality, his outlook on life, his identification with and knowledge of his culture, his gift with the native flute.
Bill's connection to his father's native roots has opened many doors for him. But one remains closed: Unless he can find his father, Bill cannot be officially recognized as a member of his tribal nation, cannot fully become part of that family.
Please help him end this lifelong search for his father and his place in this world.
I would like to comment on Bill and his need to find his father. I have known Bill for almost 10 years now. He has been involved in many community events, from setting up sound systems for Pow-wows, to tending the fire for sweat lodges. He has been a generous person in his personal life, and would just like to find his father. You see he was adopted. He plays a mean flute...LOL, other instruments too! He feels a natural attraction to the native community, perhaps instinctual, perhaps not, but he needs to know. The native community is like an exclusive club, you need pedigree to participate. Bill has a native spirit, you can feel it in his music. You can see that spirit in his daily life. Nobody wants to be a "wannabe", everybody needs to be a part of something. I have to plead with WE tv to assist Bill in the location of his father. This would be a good thing, no matter what the outcome!
Rick R.
I have known Bill for close to fifteen years now. During this time I have seen him struggle over and over to find his father, coming close on a number of times only to come up short. I have seen the pain in his eyes as he struggled with this sacred quest. I pray you will help Bill find his father, his heritage, his connection to this life.