William was a member of St. Mark's United Methodist Church, a veteran of World War II and retired from Kelly A.F.B. in 1976.
Survivors include his loving wife, Gladys R. Haas; daughters, Carla Symons and Karen French of San Antonio; three grandsons; several great-grandchildren; brother, George Haas of Selinsgrove, PA; and sister, Mary Jane Zimmerman of Burlington, NJ.