User talk:Anneprevost

William A. Shands
Hey, Anne. I'm a regular Wikipedia editor and I work mostly on articles related to the University of Florida. I am also the writer of most of the existing content in the article about your grandfather. In piecing the existing Wikipedia article text together from old newspaper articles, UF webpages, and several old books about the Florida football program, I found several mentions of the nickname "Willie." It apparently was what his Florida football teammates called him, circa 1908, but there is no particular reason to include it in the article, especially when he was not generally known by the name. I have never seen any source that referred to him as such in adulthood. I would imagine most folks simply called him "Sen. Shands" from 1940 until his death.

Do you have an exact date of death? I was never able to find an on-line newspaper obituary. If you have other pertinent biographical facts about your grandfather, I would be happy to add them to the article. If you have source references, I would be grateful if you would share them. Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 16:25, 2 May 2012 (UTC)