ok, the story I read said his son's name was also Bil, but I just saw another article that said his son's name is Jeff (the inspiration for Jeffy) and that Jeff is the one that's been doing the strip since Bil Keane retired.

This makes me sad. I like The Family Circus strip (altho my favorite all time comic strip was "For Better or For Worse" by Lynn Johnston (she's retired...wish she would start the strip back up again. I loved her work)