In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to Solar San Antonio. A reception will immediately follow at the Temple. 7, 2014 at the Temple Beth-el, located at 211 Belknap Pl, San Antonio, TX 78212. He is survived by his two sons, Lanny and Richard Sinkin, three grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.įriend and admirers will celebrate Sinkin at 1:30 p.m. Bill spent most of his later years working with Solar San Antonio, coordinating efforts with his son, Lanny Sinkin. He helped to get a solar water-heating system installed on the county jail to launch a sustainable-community restoration of the Pearl Brewery and encouraged CPS, the largest municipally owned gas-and-electric utility in the country, to launch a solar-roofs incentive program. He instigated San Antonio’s Solar Tour, got the city designated as a Solar America City and worked to establish a renewable energy center for the state. He founded Solar San Antonio in 1999, and then launched the Metropolitan Partnership for Energy in 2003, which became Build San Antonio Green in 2008. As a lifelong advocate of alternative energy, Bill hosted one of San Antonio’s first major solar installations on the rooftop of his bank in the 1980s. Sinkin retired from banking in 1987 and subsequently focused largely on renewable energy. I always left enthused by his unrelenting commitment and focus on a bright future for solar energy.” I have many more remembrances of visits with him through the years after he founded Solar San Antonio. In any case, it was a beautiful installation and quite an exciting thing for us in the early days of the Texas Solar Energy Society, for which I served, at the time, as Executive Director. I’d like to remember he piped it to a nearby car wash or restaurant, but maybe I’m just making that up. I vaguely remember a number in the range of 80 panels, but mostly I remember brainstorming with him about what to do with all that hot water (the bank restrooms just didn’t require that much). ![]() So much so that he installed solar water heating equipment at his bank which served as the canopy for the drive-in banking lanes. Even then he was excited about the potential solar energy offered. My earliest interaction with Bill go back to the mid-1980s when he was president of Texas Bank. He was a hero and an inspiration to so many as he sought ways to better the lives of others throughout his storied life. He dedicated much of the last decades of his life to advocacy for the aggressive development of solar energy, especially in his beloved San Antonio. “Bill Sinkin, founder of Solar San Antonio, has passed away at 100 years of age. ![]() Smith, executive director, of the Texas Renewable Energy Industries Association, memorialized Sinkin in an email to the association’s membership: Sinkin, a lifetime resident of San Antonio and founder of Solar San Antonio, died on Monday after a lingering illness at his home. During the event, we are happy to make announcements, promote dinner or drink specials and to help patrons celebrate birthdays and anniversaries.Bill Sinkin enjoys questions from Randy Beamer on stage with grandaughter Amelia Sinkin as he celebrates his 100th birthday at a reception in the Skyroom at the University of the Incarnate Word on May 17, 2013. Promotion : Prior to the event, we will promote your establishment on our website and Facebook page. ![]() We never take it for granted that we are your invited guests. Polite and interactive : We will treat your patrons and staff with respect. We will provide quality original music in the indie-folk genre. Professional : We will arrive EARLY to make sure everything is set up the way you want it and to make sure the sound quality and volume levels meet your expectations. ![]() For smaller and quieter venues, we use the cajon for percussion.Īs a venue owner, what can I expect from your band ? For outdoor and larger indoor spaces, we use the full drum kit. We have multiple set ups to provide quality sound for both indoor and outdoor events. Our band does not require a sound system to be provided. If you want to sponsor a fun music event at your home or backyard for your friends and family, contact us ! The Hawk Creek Band does this in an effort to keep the cost down for our venue owners and event sponsors who are gracious enough to provide live music. Tips and CD sales during the event will be subtracted from the amount negotiated. Prices are dependent on a number of factors, including how long we play, distance to the gig, etc, We are very passionate about getting our original music out into the world, so you'll find that we are very affordable when compared to other bands in the area.
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