Carl and Paula Heule

This scholarship is established to remember and honor the life of William John “Billy” Heule, beloved son, grandson, and friend to many, whose life was cut short by a tragic car accident when he was only 20. Billy was an avid bass fisherman. He loved to take his small aluminum boat – barely big enough for one person, three poles and four large tackle boxes – to the lake to catch this elusive fish. In 2001, upon graduating from high school, Billy joined a mission trip to Haiti. There, in a small overcrowded church in the most destitute part of Port -Au-Prince, Billy experienced the presence of God in a powerful way and understood his calling in life. He focused his studies on international business. While in Haiti, he also met the love of his life, Alysha McFadden, a Canadian native who had been working in an orphanage there for nine months.
Despite full-time college, work, and making plans to get married, Billy continued to be drawn to the water and he would sneak out whenever possible to try a new lure or a new reel. Despite so many changes in his life, his passion for bass fishing just never left him.
His family would like this scholarship to support a Calvin student who shares Billy’s love for bass fishing and the protection of in-land waters