Boeing, Bill, Jr., 1922-2015
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1922-2015
Biographical Note: Bill Boeing, Jr.
Bill Boeing, Jr. was born on November 22, 1922 in Seattle, Washington to Bertha and William E. Boeing, Sr., the founder of the Boeing Company. He lived for a time in Hawaii and graduated from the Webb School in Claremont, California.
After school, he founded AeroCopters, a helicopter company, and built a hangar at Boeing Field. AeroCopters operated for nine years, flying supplies into the Kennecott copper mine in Alaska and smoke jumpers in and out of Missoula, Montana.
Boeing's business interests were varied; he bought, imported, and sold Volkswagon cars, prior to dealerships being established; helped launch hydroplane racing in Seattle; built commercial warehouses; and bought radio stations. He also served on myriad boards and engaged in philanthropic work.
Boeing was married twice. His first wife, Marcella Cech died in 1990. The couple had a son, William E. Boeing, III, who died in 2013. In 1991, he married June A. Tinkham (1926-2020). Bill Boeing, Jr. died on Jnaury 8, 2015.
After school, he founded AeroCopters, a helicopter company, and built a hangar at Boeing Field. AeroCopters operated for nine years, flying supplies into the Kennecott copper mine in Alaska and smoke jumpers in and out of Missoula, Montana.
Boeing's business interests were varied; he bought, imported, and sold Volkswagon cars, prior to dealerships being established; helped launch hydroplane racing in Seattle; built commercial warehouses; and bought radio stations. He also served on myriad boards and engaged in philanthropic work.
Boeing was married twice. His first wife, Marcella Cech died in 1990. The couple had a son, William E. Boeing, III, who died in 2013. In 1991, he married June A. Tinkham (1926-2020). Bill Boeing, Jr. died on Jnaury 8, 2015.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Jerry MacDonald Boeing Correspondence Collection
Collection — Box: One
Identifier: 1987-08-25
Contents of the Collection
The Jerry MacDonald Boeing Correspondence Collection consists holiday greeting cards and letters sent by the Boeing family to the MacDonald family in the early 20th century. The collection includes 14 custom-designed greeting cards for Christmas and New Year's ranging from 1929-1931 as well as some undated cards; three handwritten letters and one typed letter from 1925-1930; 1 empty envelope, undated; one undated map of Washington State and southern Britsh Columbia; one 1906 photograph of the...