PAA/DL Lt. Col. William 'Bill' Charles Pomerenke

 

~ IN MEMORY ~

USAF veteran, PAA/DL Lt. Col. William 'Bill' Charles Pomerenke

Nov. 11, 1952 - Dec. 13, 2022

 

Notice of passing….retired Pan Am/Delta pilot Captain Bill Pomerenke, age 70.  Bill joined Pan American 07-22-1987 and retired with Delta Air Lines.

Obituary information is available online at

https://obits.oregonlive.com/us/obituaries/oregon/name/william-pomerenke-obituary?id=38574073 

Thank you,

~ Carol for the PCN

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Lt. Col. William 'Bill' Charles Pomerenke

Nov. 11, 1952 - Dec. 13, 2022

Bill was born in Portland, Ore., Nov. 11, 1952 (Veteran's Day) and died in Gresham, Ore., Dec. 13, 2022 of pneumonia.

Bill and his brother, Bob, grew up in the Alpenrose area of Portland, attending Hayhurst Elementary and his freshman year of high school at Wilson High School. The family moved to Northeast Portland, where he finished his final three years at Madison High School, graduating in 1970. He went on to U of O, where he received a BS in history in 1974. He was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity and of the ROTC, beginning his military career.

Aviation was Bill's passion that began with earning his private pilot's license at the age of 19. After college, he entered the USAF and started pilot training at Columbus AFB, MS. He went on to train in the F-4 fighter jet at Homestead AFB, Florida. His final four years in the USAF was spent stationed at Ramstein AFB, Germany, defending our country during the Cold War. Upon returning to Portland, he joined the Oregon Air National Guard and trained to fly the F-15 fighter jet, which he flew until his retirement. In his "spare time" from the Guard, he flew commercial airliners for Pan Am and later for Delta Air Lines.

He was preceded in death by his father, William J. Pomerenke; his mother, Mikki R. (Krivanec) Pomerenke; and his brother, Robert E. Pomerenke.

He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Cindy C. (Missfeldt) Pomerenke; his stepson, Jeremy G. Holloway; his stepmother, Donna F. Pomerenke; his aunt, Helen (Krivanec) Bailey; niece, Mikki Trowbridge; nephew, Justin Pomerenke; grandchildren, Jackson, Maggie, Wyatt and Ruby Holloway; and many cousins, in-laws, colleagues, and friends.

Bill lived a full and colorful life in his 70 years, and wanted to be remembered as a Patriot, a Democrat, and a Duck, in that order.

Services will be held at 1 p.m., Jan. 22, 2023, at Bateman Carroll Funeral home, 520 W. Powell Blvd., Gresham, OR 97030. Private interment to be held at a later date.

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