ety ▁over ▁the ▁years , ▁and ▁ultimately ▁died ▁so ber ▁in ▁Ball ston ▁Sp a , ▁New ▁York ▁from ▁em phys ema ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁He ▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁his ▁family ▁plot ▁at ▁Alb any ▁R ural ▁C emetery ▁in ▁Alb any , ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁Cin ematic ▁port ray als ▁Th acher ▁was ▁port rayed ▁by ▁Gary ▁Sin ise ▁in ▁the ▁TV ▁movie ▁My ▁Name ▁is ▁Bill ▁W . ▁( 1 9 8 9 ), ▁which ▁dram at ized ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁AA . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Bill ▁Wilson ▁ ▁Al co hol ics ▁An onymous ▁ ▁The ▁Oxford ▁Group ▁ ▁Row land ▁Haz ard ▁III ▁ ▁Tw elve - step ▁program ▁ ▁Tw elve ▁trad itions ▁ ▁Al co hol ism ▁ ▁Sub st ance ▁dependence ▁ ▁Foot notes ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Ed win ▁Th rock m orton ▁Th acher ▁( E bb y ) ▁ ▁E bb y ▁Th atch er ' s ▁E ul ogy ▁By ▁Bill ▁W . ▁ ▁Dick ▁B ., ▁Real ▁Tw elve ▁Step ▁Fellow ship ▁History ; ▁The ▁Con version ▁of ▁Bill ▁W . ▁▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁Spe ech ▁by ▁E bb y ▁Th acher ▁in ▁M emph is , ▁T N ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 9 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 6 6 ▁death s ▁Category : Al co hol ics ▁An onymous ▁Category : De ath s ▁from ▁em phys ema <0x0A> </s> ▁Giovanni ▁Batt ista ▁de ▁Mar in is