We learned yesterday that Bill's older brother John was killed on Wednesday in an automobile accident in Utah on his way to Seattle. The details are sketchy. His service will be in Seattle on April 16th so we will be home for that. We are still in shock and find it hard to comprehend.
This past year we have had more contact by phone and in person than in previous years. John came to Bill's birthday in August and we all had dinner near John's birthday in January at the Scoth n Sirloin.
John was a brillant man who worked most of his life with Boening designing new aircraft. He designed the visual system on the back of seats in the 777. The first to do that. Most of his work was incomprehensible to us.
John was a charmer and was most welcoming and generous with his time if you visited him--which we did. Our favorite experience was when he took us for a little stroll on Mt. Rainier. John kept saying the summit(for non ice climbers) is right around the corner. 5 1/2 hours later we made it to the resting spot. The view, the flowers, ice, snow fields are as vivid today as they were then in 1988. What a wonderful memory and experience.
I am so sadden by this. Let me know if there is anything I can do to help. My prayers are with the family and with John. Tom
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