Back in the late 18 hundreds, willie came into TC. Almond, then owner of Theoc Almond funeral homes in Reading, berks county. He embalmed his corpse in the hopes of preserving the body long enough for him to be identified by his family. That, unfortunately, never happened. But what did happen was that almond's embalming process preserved Willie well enough that he maintained his hair, teeth and even somewhat withered his flesh since 1875