William Randall

William "Bill" C. Randall was born on January 24, 1927 near Pendleton, Indiana at the farm home of his parents John and Emma Randall. He attended elementary school in Lizton, Indiana, in a two-room grade school; followed by high school at Pendleton and graduation from Anderson Indiana High School in January 1945. Bill was raised on a large farm operated by his father and learned about hard work caring for a large dairy herd and hundreds of hogs and beef cattle, as well as operating machinery to raise and harvest crops. Bill enlisted in the US Army Air Corps in September 1944 prior to high school graduation, and enrolled in Engineering School at Purdue University. He was called to active duty in June 1945 and served in the Air Force until discharged in January 1947. He returned to Purdue in September 1947 and graduated in 1950 with a Bachelor of Science degree cum laude in Air Transportation. Bill worked for Beech Aircraft in service engineering in Wichita, Kansas for three years where he met his wife, Virginia "Ginny" Van Meter. They were married on May 21, 1954 and this year celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. Bill worked for the Boeing Company in Wichita, Seattle and London in a variety of jobs including Field Service Support in Heathrow and Subcontract Engineering Management for the B-2 Bomber program. Retiring after 37 years, Bill and Ginny moved to Wickenburg in 1995 where they enjoyed their home and many friends. Bill was a faithful member of the First Presbyterian Church, and a member of the American Legion and the Elks. Playing bridge with his friends was an important part of his life. He is survived by his wife, Virginia "Ginny" Randall of Wickenburg and daughters Jodi (Bill) Forslund of Bainbridge Island, Washington and Suzi (Scott) Jesson, of Simi Valley, California, grandchildren: Kyle Jesson, Anders Forslund, Sofia Forslund. He was preceded in death by a brother John and sister Patricia. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, November 1, 2014 at 11:00 AM at the First Presbyterian Church, 180 N. Adams Street, Wickenburg. A reception will be held immediately following at the family's home. The family suggests a memorial contribution be made in Bill's name to the Humane Society of Wickenburg at PO Box 147, Wickenburg, Arizona.