William Osborne
December 12, 1955 ~ April 4, 2012
Of Manassas, VA passed away on Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at home surrounded by his devoted family. He is survived by his beloved wife and best friend of 29 years, Mary Osborne; loving father of Keith and Sean (Katherine) Osborne and many extended family and friends. His passion for flying lead him to a career as a Commercial Pilot and he then went on to be a Flight Safety Inspector with the FAA. A devoted husband, father, and friend, he will be greatly missed.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the American Cancer Society, 13 Beech St., Johnson City, NY 13790/ www.cancer.org
Funeral Home:
Money & King Funeral Home
171 W. Maple Ave.
Vienna, VA
US 22180
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the American Cancer Society, 13 Beech St., Johnson City, NY 13790/ www.cancer.org
Funeral Home:
Money & King Funeral Home
171 W. Maple Ave.
Vienna, VA
US 22180
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Dear Mary, Kieth, Sean and Kathy: Steven and I are so sorry for your loss. We know Bill is in a better place. He will always be in our hearts and memories. Those memories will comfort us all in our time of sorrow. Steven’s sisters pass on their sympathies and prayers to you. I am grateful to have known Bill even though it was a short time, they were very memorable times. Love to all, Carol and Steven
Mary, We are are so sorry to hear that Bill had passed away. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Mary and Family, I am sorry to hear of Bill’s passing. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. May his memories help you through the difficult times. God Blessings on you all. Patty
Mary and family, My deepest condolence on Bills passing. A finer man I may never know.
Mary, Keith, Sean and Kathy; Our thoughts are with you all at this sad time. Love Karen
Dear Mary and family, Jeff and I are so deeply sadden on the passing of Bill and our heartfelt sympathy to all of you. Bill will be miss by many and remembered for the caring man he was. With love and condolences,
Mary, Keith, Sean and Kathy, Our thoughts, prayers and deepest sympathy are with you and your entire family during this time.
Dear Mary and Family, I want to let you all know that you are in my thoughts and prayers. It was a great honor to get to know William during his stay at Gainesville Health and Rehab. I can truly say that I was blessed for the short time I knew him. He was a devoted father and husband, and he always had something to say about his family. I will miss seeing him every day.
Please accept my deepest sympathy for your loss. I first met Bill in the early ’90s when he administered my ATP check ride. I worked with him as our POI at Gemini Air Cargo and recently as my current company sought approval as a Training Center and Pilot School. Bill was a true gentleman in every sense of the word. He always made you feel like you had something to contribute. He insisted on compliance with regulatory requirements but did so with a friendly and humble tone that made it a pleasure to see him walk through the door for a visit. A complete professional in every respect, a mentor and a good man who I considered a friend. So sad to see him gone so early in life. We’ll all miss him.
Bill will be greatly missed by his family and friends.
I am so saddened to hear of Bill’s untimely passing. Just recently I was reminiscing and thinking that exactly ten years ago I was attending MD-11 training with Bill in Helsinki Finland. And though he was the “POI” and I a humble First Officer at the company, Bill made me feel at ease, and rather than being the imposing POI that one might imagine, he was just one of the guys. I had a wonderful experience being paired up with Bill to go through that training. Outside of training we shared a few wonderful sojourns on our days off, up to Rovaneimi in Lappland, and over to Tallin Estonia. I have a few wonderful pictures of those days that I would be happy to share with the family. Bill was a friend, a colleague, and a true aviator, and I am saddened to see such an exemplary person pass from this earth. My sincerest condolences to the family. Bill, may you rest in peace. Respectfully, Christof Ramputh
Bill: I enjoyed working with you. You were truely a fine example of a professional and a gentleman. Our industry will truely miss you! May You Rest In Peace Bill.
Bill, You are blessed by Our Lord and all that you have touched are blessed by you. Rest in peace old friend.
Mary and Family, Please accept my deepest sympathy for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. I truly enjoyed working with Bill over the years. He was a fine man.
VFR Flight West, Bill, CAVOK.. see you in the next traffic pattern
Please accept my condolences to your family. I was a check airman at Gemini Air Cargo and had the pleasure of working with Bill often. It was a pleasure working with him. I have many fond memories of the time I worked with him. He was an outstanding gentleman.
I first met Bill in 1976. He, Lloyd Williams (my ex-husband) and I were in the Army together stationed at a tiny airfield in Stuttgart, West Germany. He was our closest friend and the 3 of us shared an apartment off post. Over the years we sort of drifted apart but we’d hear news of him from time to time. I am deeply saddened that I never had a chance to meet his family or to see him again to say goodbye. I will always remember him as he was in Germany. Rest in Peace Bill.