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Boeing Jr. had fond childhood memories of the Red Barn, the birthplace of the Boeing Company, where he was once given a piece of balsa wood he crafted into a model ship. He did not understand his father's importance until his classmates nicknamed him after one of the Boeing airplanes.<ref name="spi3"/> In the late 1970s he was instrumental in ensuring that the Red Barn, the oldest airplane manufacturing facility in the U.S., was preserved and integrated into the Seattle Museum of Flight.<ref name="spi4"/> He died in Seattle on January 8, 2015, aged 92.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=William Boeing Jr., son of Boeing Co. founder, dies at age 92|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/2015/01/william-boeing-jr-son-of-boeing-co-founder-dies-at.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-16|website=www.bizjournals.com}}</ref> Mr. Boeing’s first wife, Marcella Cech, died in 1990. His only son, William E. Boeing III, died in December 2013. |
Boeing Jr. had fond childhood memories of the Red Barn, the birthplace of the Boeing Company, where he was once given a piece of balsa wood he crafted into a model ship. He did not understand his father's importance until his classmates nicknamed him after one of the Boeing airplanes.<ref name="spi3"/> In the late 1970s he was instrumental in ensuring that the Red Barn, the oldest airplane manufacturing facility in the U.S., was preserved and integrated into the Seattle Museum of Flight.<ref name="spi4"/> He died in Seattle on January 8, 2015, aged 92.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=William Boeing Jr., son of Boeing Co. founder, dies at age 92|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/2015/01/william-boeing-jr-son-of-boeing-co-founder-dies-at.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-16|website=www.bizjournals.com}}</ref> Mr. Boeing’s first wife, Marcella Cech, died in 1990. His only son, William E. Boeing III, died in December 2013. |
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He is survived by his second wife, June; his daughters Gretchen Boeing Davidson |
He is survived by his second wife, June; his daughters Gretchen Boeing Davidson, Mary Rademaker, and Susan Boeing; his stepdaughters Sandy Barnard, and Cindy Abrahamson; and by 15 grandchildren and great-grandchildren. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.seattletimes.com/business/bill-boeing-jr-son-of-jetmakerrsquos-founder-dies-at-92/ | title=Bill Boeing Jr., son of jetmaker’s founder, dies at 92 | date=8 January 2015 | author=Gates, Dominic | website=www.seattletimes.com} |
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In 2014, Boeing Jr. was inducted into the [[International Air & Space Hall of Fame]] at the [[San Diego Air & Space Museum]].<ref>Sprekelmeyer, Linda, editor. ''These We Honor: The International Aerospace Hall of Fame''. Donning Co. Publishers, 2006. {{ISBN|978-1-57864-397-4}}.</ref> |
In 2014, Boeing Jr. was inducted into the [[International Air & Space Hall of Fame]] at the [[San Diego Air & Space Museum]].<ref>Sprekelmeyer, Linda, editor. ''These We Honor: The International Aerospace Hall of Fame''. Donning Co. Publishers, 2006. {{ISBN|978-1-57864-397-4}}.</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:07, 22 July 2024
William Edward Boeing Jr. (November 22, 1922 – January 8, 2015) was an American real estate developer[1] and philanthropist who was the son of aviation pioneer William E. Boeing, founder of the Boeing Company.[2] In 2010, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics presented Boeing Jr. with a certificate of achievement for his commitment to education and the preservation of air and space history.[3]
Boeing Jr. had fond childhood memories of the Red Barn, the birthplace of the Boeing Company, where he was once given a piece of balsa wood he crafted into a model ship. He did not understand his father's importance until his classmates nicknamed him after one of the Boeing airplanes.[4] In the late 1970s he was instrumental in ensuring that the Red Barn, the oldest airplane manufacturing facility in the U.S., was preserved and integrated into the Seattle Museum of Flight.[5] He died in Seattle on January 8, 2015, aged 92.[6] Mr. Boeing’s first wife, Marcella Cech, died in 1990. His only son, William E. Boeing III, died in December 2013.
He is survived by his second wife, June; his daughters Gretchen Boeing Davidson, Mary Rademaker, and Susan Boeing; his stepdaughters Sandy Barnard, and Cindy Abrahamson; and by 15 grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
References
- ^ "William Boeing Jr ready to close on Kent land deal". Seattle Times. December 28, 1992. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
- ^ Gates, Dominic (January 8, 2015). "Bill Boeing Jr., son of jetmaker's founder, dies at 92". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
- ^ AIAA 2010–2011 Annual Report
- ^ Wong, Brad (June 16, 2005). "Boeing Jr. shares dad's story". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
- ^ "Boeing's Red Barn an official historic site". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. May 1, 2003. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
- ^ "William Boeing Jr., son of Boeing Co. founder, dies at age 92". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
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