He and I share a birth date... I never knew that. I met him but I did not know him. I think we would have gotten along quite well.
I hope to be able to make it to the memorial. Brian Brian Chabot On Sat, Jan 16, 2016 at 2:11 PM, mad...@li.org <jonhal...@comcast.net> wrote: > Bill (William Joseph) Sconce, age 72, Lyndeborough, NH, died on January 5, > 2016 at Lahey Hospital in Burlington, MA. The cause was a cerebral > hemorrhage. He was a good man. > > > Bill was born April 19, 1943 in Indianapolis, IN, and came home to the > House on the Hill in Edinburgh, IN. Bill grew up there with his brother > David, who predeceased him. His parents were Eva Mae and Joseph Byce > Sconce. Bill soon became a proficient Spelunker and surveyor in the caves > of Indiana and Kentucky, and a motorcycle enthusiast. Graduating from > Culver Military Academy, where he earned his Amateur Radio License, he > received a Fulbright scholarship and rode his Norton motorcycle to CalTech > in San Francisco, CA where he studied Physics and worked in a > crystalography laboratory. He was drafted during the Vietnam war protests > at that school and served in Taigu Korea, where he studied IBM Cobol and > the Korean language, and rode a Honda 90 motorcycle in the mountains. He > returned to Louisville, KY and began a long career in computer science and > founded his company Industrial Specialities. He met the love of his life > in Louisville, Janet Levy, and with her encouragement he completed his > dream of becoming a pilot, holding a Commercial, Instrument, and Instructor > license. He continued studies at University of Louisville in linguistics > and computer science. Bill & Janet moved to NH in 1979 for Bill to graduate > from being Symposium Coordinator for DECUS to assume the position of > Product Manager for the RSTS Group at Digital Equipment Corporation. Bill > worked for and was layed off from DEC, Compaq, and Hewlett Packard, at > which point he revived his corporation, named it In Spec, Inc. and divided > his time between software engineering and flight instruction. Bill was a > devoted supporter of GPL and "free" Linux software and the Python > programming language. Bill was a member of the Vintage BMW Motorcycle > Owners, Ltd., the BMW MOVer Motorcycle Club of Vermont, the Contoocook > Valley Radio Club, a life member of the National Speological Society and > the American Radio Relay League. He supported the EAA and was a Regional > Judge for aerobatic competitions for IAC for many years. He loved aviation, > including hot air ballooning and skydiving. He participated in Young > Eagles at Boire Airport in Nashua, NH and enjoyed teaching young people to > fly. He taught spins in his Cessna Aerobat. And he was a Quiet Birdman. He > was a member of the Rex Stout Wolfepack Book Club and The Wodehouse > Society. Bill loved theatre, classical and rock music, and especially > lately, attending Dr. David Landman's Poetry Nights of medieval poetry in > Lexington, MA. > > > He loved fixing things and if there were no parts available for a project > he promptly made them himself on his metal lathe, or just used his > ingenuity to create something needed. > > > He loved cigars, scotch, butter, reading, airplanes, old test equipment, > Paris, BMWs, his red convertible Cabriolet with red earmuffs, and his big > black 4 cylinder 4WD truck, bird watching (outwitting squirrels), camping, > hiking on Pitcher Mountain, William Blake, and he suffered not fools. One > of his favorite lead-ins: "As an engineer..." > > > Bill is survived by his wife, Janet Levy Sconce, his sister-in-law, June > Levy and her family, and many dear friends. Bill was a kind and loving > "daddy" to Virgil Fox and RDB, the cats of his home. Thanks to "The > Committee" and especially Donna Shea, Chris Levin, Ken Hamel, Donna > Giovannini, Tom Steger, Michelle Donovan, Simon Hutchings, John & Cathy > Gubernat and the surgeons, doctors, and nurses at Lahey Hospital. The > family is grateful to all of his many friends who offered support and love. > > > There will be a memorial for Bill on February 13, 11:00-2:00 at Nashua Jet > Aviation located on Boire Field in Nashua, NH. Call Air Direct Airways, > (603) 882-5606 for more information. > _______________________________________________ > gnhlug-discuss mailing list > gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org > http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ >
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