Wilmot “Bill” John Herrick, age 75, of Allendale, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, October 17, 2017, at the age of 75.  He was born on May 4, 1942 to the late Howard and Johanna Herrick of Allendale.  Bill will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 53 years, Karen Herrick.  He is survived by his son, Billy (Ann) Herrick and their children, Amber (J.J.) Schmidt, Dustin Herrick, Brittany (Rick) Brown, Whittney Herrick, Danielle (Brandon) Van Wyck, Aaron Neese, and Riley Neese-Lamar; and daughters, Tammy Hamlin and her children, Angelina, Luke, Shyanne, Zack and Autumn; Marcey Tejeda and her children, Andrew (Amanda) Ottenwess, Domenic and Damian Tejeda; Julie (Curt) VanderHart, and their children, Bryce, Joslyn, and Brendan; and his grandsons, Cory (Tiffany) Jennings, and Jerome (Andrea) Jennings. He was dearly loved by his 31 great grandchildren.  Bill is also survived by his brothers: Maurice (Debbie) Herrick, Howard (Sue) Herrick, and Pastor John (Laural) Herrick. He will be missed greatly by his brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law: Davey Michalak, Lynda (Roger) Modderman, Stevie Michalak, Kathy (Bob) Smith, Suzy Balke, Joey (Sue) Michalak, Debi Wagner, and Julie VanderWall.  Bill was preceded in death by his in-laws: Stanley and Gertrude Michalak, and his sibling in-laws: Shirley Havens, Donna Deering, and Timmy Michalak. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, uncle, cousin, and friend.  Bill served in the United States Navy after High School. He then started his 30 year career as a Diesel Mechanic.  He enjoyed riding motorcycles, wood working, and driving his hot rod as a member of the Runaways Car Club. He was an avid gun collector, and a member of the Howard City Conservation Club.  Funeral services will be held on Saturday, October 21st at 11:00 am at Life Stream Church, 6561 Lake Michigan Dr., Allendale, with Pastor John Herrick officiating, luncheon to follow.  Graveside Services with Military Honors will be held at 1:30 pm at the Allendale Township Cemetery.  Relatives and friends may meet the family on Friday, October 20th from 5-8 pm at Matthysse-Kuiper-DeGraaf Funeral Home (corner of Avery and Scott) 6651 Scott St., Allendale.  Those who wish may make memorial contributions to Lemmen-Holton Cancer Pavilion.