William George Ferrari

William George Ferrari passed peacefully on January 5, 2024. He was born on 12/22/38 to parents Dorothy Baldocchi and George Ferrari in the Richmond district of San Francisco, attended Saint Monica Catholic School and graduated from Sacred Heart High School where he played football for two years. He also played football for two years at San Francisco State University where he received his degree in Anthropology. He was a school teacher at Jefferson Elementary School on Irving Street for 30 years and he spent his retirement years travelling the world. He is survived by his sisters Wendy (Richard) Smith, Gail Ellison, children, Leilani Ferrari and Eric Ferrari, grandchildren Arnold (Nicole) Ferrari, Imani Thomas, Brett Ferrari and Sage River Ferrari, great grandson Cassius Ferrari, nieces Dani (Casey) Wroblewski and Kari Ellison, nephews Michael (Barbara) Ellison, Brad (Suzanne) Smith and Matt (Sarah) Smith, and numerous cousins and family. Services will be held on Monday, January 15, 2024 at 1:00 PM at the chapel at East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery located at 4300 Folsom Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95819.