Bill Anderson f.k.a. Conrad Roy Anderson Jr. was born June 3, 1931 died May 16, 2019. He was married to the late Barbara D. Bennyhoff in 1954, til her death in 1992. They had four Children Eric (Veronica) Anderson, Nancy (Gary) Soule, Sherry (Tim) Emery, Gail (the late Gene) Bachtal, 10 Grandchildren and 4 Great-Grandchildren.
Bill served his Country in the U.S. Air Force from 1951-1955. He then worked for IBM as a Customer Engineer from 1956-1991.
In 1985 Bill & Barbara moved from Taylor to Ore Lake, in Brighton. He enjoyed being on the water, fishing and going out on their pontoon boat.
After Barbara passed, he felt an emptiness of something he always wanted to do. FLY! Yes, he went to ground school and got his Private Pilots License. And soon after he bought his airplane. A 1956 Skyhawk! He enjoyed flying. But that would be short lived as he developed Wet Macular Degeneration in both eyes. It broke his heart to give up flying and driving. But he found a new pastime, SKYDIVING! He made several jumps(still has one paid for) A few years ago, he paid for Eric, Richard, Christina & Jessica to jump with him, they all had a blast! (Christina said not again!)
His daughters would take turns going out to take him shopping and doctor appointments. That was the LOVE they had for their father.
A memorial service for Bill will be held Thursday, June 6, 2019 at 11:00 AM at Harry J Will Funeral Homes - Wayne Chapel, 34567 Michigan Ave., Wayne, MI 48152.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in Bill's memory may be made to Salvation Army; and American Red Cross.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at Bill's online guestbook for the Anderson family.
