Bill Eames was interviewed by Brenda Heppler on November 9th, 2009. He opened a pharmacy–first called Acalanes Pharmacy, later renamed Bill’s Drugs–in Lafayette in 1959. For the next thirty years Bill actively supported numerous community organizations while he was building Bill’s Drugs into a large regional pharmacy chain. He was actively involved in the early planning and fundraising for the library as a member of the Lafayette Community Foundation board. He also sponsored the publication of “The Voices of Lafayette”, a collection of interviews with local business owners and other notable residents.
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