Beloved Husband, Father, and Grandfather, William (Bill) Thomas Kowal of Grand Junction, Colorado passed away April 2 nd , 2017 after a six month battle with cancer. Bill was born January 16 th , 1933 in Gary, Indiana to Henry and Helen Kowal. He graduated from Lew Wallace High School, Gary, Indiana. Bill joined the U.S. Navy and served honorably during the Korean War. He then graduated in aerospace engineering from Purdue University in 1958 where he met and married his sweetheart, Nancy Helen Robertson, August 24, 1957. This year would have been their 60 th wedding anniversary. They moved to Seattle, WA where he began his 32 year career as an aerospace engineer for the Boeing Co. Field assignments allowed them to live in many states including an 8 year stay in Florida to work on the Apollo program to the moon. He had a passion for golf and tracking the stock market as well as woodworking, crossword puzzles, and anything to do with problem solving. We will miss his lively and humorous discussions about sports, taxes, and politics. Bill is survived by his loving wife, Nancy, 3 sons…Tom (Sheila), Bob (Joani), and Jeff (Julie); 6 grandchildren…Nick, Kurt, Megan (Taylor) Bingham, Parker, David, and Brayden; 1 great grandchild…Jameson; 1 sister Dolores Luke. A memorial service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Redlands United Methodist Church, 527 Village Way; Grand Junction, CO. 81507. Obituary William Kowal.docx Open with Page 1 of 1
