~ IN MEMORY ~
Navy veteran, DL Capt. William Dennis “Bill”
Hirneise
October 1, 1941 — July 5, 2025
After the Navy, Bill flew for Delta Air Lines for
31 years, receiving special commendation for his performance during a hijacking
to Cuba in 1981. Upon retirement in 2001, he dedicated his life to two things:
his grandkids and his golf game……
Bill joined Delta Air Lines 02-13-1970 and was Dallas
based. Widowed in 2021, he is survived
by his sons and their families. A
celebration of Bill’s life will be held August 1st at the Geo. J. Carroll
Funeral Home in Gainesville, Texas.
PCN memorial site
https://www.geojcarroll.com/obituaries/william-hirneise
Bill Hirneise
Lake Kiowa, Texas
William Dennis Hirneise passed quietly in his
sleep on July 5, 2025, joining his beloved wife, Linda, who preceded him in
death in 2021. Born on October 1, 1941, in Lima, OH, he was 83 years old. Bill
is survived by his sons, Rich Hirneise and his wife, Ammy, and Bart Hirneise
and his wife, Robyn; his grandchildren, Will Hirneise, Alec Hirneise, Maddy
Hirneise, Emma Hirneise, and Dylan Hirneise; and his sisters, Lynda Makley and
Carol Rable.
Bill grew up in Lima, Ohio, where he graduated
from St. Gerard Catholic School. He later earned a degree in finance from The
Ohio State University. After college, Bill joined the Navy, became a pilot, and
flew S-2s off the USS Hornet during the Vietnam War.
While in naval flight training in Corpus Christi,
TX, he met the love of his life, a first-year teacher named Linda Hatcher. The
two were married on Coronado Island, CA, in 1967, and spent 53 happy years
together.
After the Navy, Bill flew for Delta Air Lines for
31 years, receiving special commendation for his performance during a hijacking
to Cuba in 1981. Upon retirement in 2001, he dedicated his life to two things:
his grandkids and his golf game.
While he never mastered that “perfect little
draw,” Bill did perfect the art grandfathering. Baba—who later morphed into
Bob—would spend hours taking the grandkids tubing, for golf cart rides to the
candy store, and on adventures to “the wild area,” aka the Kiowa washouts.
A great conversationalist, Bill could talk the ear
off a can of corn. Always opinionated, sometimes controversial, he kept every
conversation interesting. He also had a knack for giving good, steady advice
(whether it was needed or not), which helped his sons—and many of their
friends—grow into their best selves.
Bill and Linda loved to travel. From taking the
whole Hirneise crew to Destin each year to traveling with the infamous
Margarita Group, he loved seeing the world. Secretly though, we think his
favorite trip each year was attending the Senior Hickman Invitational golf
tournament organized by his best friend, Jim Hickman.
A wonderful dad, grandfather, husband, uncle, and
friend to so many, Bill’s life is remembered through the people and lives he
touched along the way. We are grateful for the memories, the lessons, and above
all, the love he had for his family.
A celebration of Bill’s life will be held on
Friday, August 1, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. at Geo. J. Carroll Funeral Home. In lieu
of flowers, please send donations to Home Hospice of Grayson, Cooke &
Fannin Counties if so inclined.
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/226310826/linda-lou-hirneise
Linda Lou Hatcher Hirneise
Birth 20
Feb 1943
Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas
Death 23
Apr 2021 (aged 78)
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