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Bill was born at Seaside Hospital in 1933 in Long Beach, CA to Virgil and Alta Ridgeway. Bill attended Long Beach Wilson High School. He went on to graduate from LBCC and USC Dental School. He married his High School Sweetheart and Love of his life- Polly in 1957.

Bill was drafted into the U.S. Army as an Officer after receiving his D.D.S. from the USC School of Dentistry and spent 1 year in Seoul, …
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1933
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Passed away

August 20th, 2021
Long Beach

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Dr. William "Bill" Ridgeway, DDS