~ IN MEMORY ~
former NWA pilot William Franklin Handy
December 12, 1943 – October 2014
Notification with the passing of former Northwest pilot
William Franklin ‘Bill’ Handy, age 70. Bill joined Northwest Airlines
10-06-1969.
He pursued other avenues of interest after his layoff from
Northwest the following year. Bill had most recently resided in Oakland
CA.
To view/sign the online guestbook please visit http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sfgate/obituary.aspx?n=William-Handy&pid=172761720
William F. Handy
Jet Setter. Aviation professional. Entrepreneur extraordinaire. World class
gentleman. Best friend. Bill Handy is all of this and more. His passion for
planes and the world of aviation began with his career as a young pilot for
Northwest Airlines. A defender of our country as a Sky Marshall, he then
directed recruitment for the Department of Homeland Security. An executive with
Cessna Citation Jet, Falcon Jet and Peregrine Aviation, Bill also started Jet
Leasing Corp. to own and manage an aircraft fleet. Maximum Mach is his executive
recruiting business, working with Oracle and more.
Born in Massachusetts, Bill traveled the world. New York, Carmel, Berkeley,
Noe Valley, Tiburon, Terra Linda are places Bill called home. Carmel is his
favorite.
An athlete and a runner, Chrissy Field to the Golden Gate Bridge and back
is his favorite running path.
Bill is remembered by his daughter, Sara Handy; his best friend Mark
Francis and his lovely wife and two young children, Max and Lucy; his
significant other, Angelina Preza, her daughters Kim Hynes and Leah Samson and
young grandson, Dylan Hynes.
In God's acres of diamonds, Bill, you are a rare gem. You dazzle and you
are dazzling. We love you.
.Published in San Francisco Chronicle on Oct. 12, 2014
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