Born in Kansas and adopted at two days old by Sara and Roy Stoskopf of Columbus, KS, William Albert Stoskopf claimed his stern yet adoring parents as his only parents. He was proud of his roots, graduated from Cherokee County Rural High School (Class of 1965), and lived one-half mile from the Underground Railroad.

His professional life was as an architect from which he never fully retired. Bill held a degree in Architecture from Kansas State University where he was a member of Triangle Fraternity and KSU Student Senate. He launched his career in Coffeyville, KS, becoming a Registered Architect in 1974. He maintained affiliation with the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and spent most of his career in Tulsa. As a Project Architect with Day-Yadon-Ragland Architects (Tulsa), Bill worked on Phase One of the Owasso High School. As a Project Architect with BSW International, Bill was the senior architect on a Wal-Mart SuperCenter. He also had a lengthy private practice and was instrumental in the design of many important building projects in and around Tulsa, including Clarehouse. Renowned for his meticulous attention to detail and exceptional precision, Bill's skills were almost legendary in the area of writing specifications.

Bill demonstrated expertise as an accomplished equestrian in five-gaited American Saddlebred competitions and participated in pole weaving events with cherished horses Hank and Topper. He played duplicate bridge as often as his schedule allowed, and had an impressive (and obsessive) promo car collection.

Bill's Kansas roots were tied to his great-great-grandfather, Rev. Samuel Irvin, a Presbyterian minister and missionary, sent to Kansas in 1837 to establish a school for relocated Ioway and Fox and Sac tribes. Irvin eventually established Highland University - now known as Highland Community College - the first University in the State of Kansas.

Bill had stories to tell and chose to become an author to get them out. His proximity to the Kansas Underground Railroad and missionary schools served as the impetus for authoring She Has No Tell. Set in 1857, the book follows Giulia, a Connecticut Congregational Abolitionist who inherits a southern plantation, and Tuessey, the plantation's house slave. Bill leaned on his architectural talents, skill with horses, aptitude for detail and research, and keen wit to spin a tale of bushwhackers, slave catchers, cutthroat poker games, and the paranormal. At the book's core was Bill's faith - tethered in God's all-inclusive love. Published in 2024, the book was a shortlisted finalist for 2025 Oklahoma Libraries Book of the Year award in fiction.

Raised in the Presbyterian church, Bill began attending Fellowship Congregational UCC in the 90s. He was a member of the Facilities team and a committed choir member. In addition to the Fellowship choir, he sang in Council Oak Men's Chorale for 26 years. As one person remembers:

"Bill's dedication to community and music was instrumental in breaking down barriers and bringing people together."

Bill is survived by his husband, Jerry Don Thompson, and their beloved dog, Shadow The Great, and cousins, Mark Stoskopf (Wichita, Kansas), Greg Stoskopf (New York City, New York), and Jackie Hilaire (Falcon, Colorado).

Services will be on Saturday, May 30, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. at Fellowship Congregational United Church of Christ in Tulsa, OK. Interment will be at Oakwood Cemetery in Parsons, Kansas.

Donations in celebration of Bill's life can be given to Council Oak Men's Chorale (Tulsa, OK) or Highland Community College Foundation.