William E. Mossop

WILLIAM E MOSSOP, SON OF WILLIAM J. AND LEOLA CLARE (CARTER) MOSSOP, WAS BORN AND RAISED IN SACRAMENTO, CA. AFTER GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL, HE STUDIED AT SACRAMENTO CITY COLLEGE AND GRADUATED IN 1950. HE JOINED THE USAF AND TRAINED AS A FIGHTER PILOT AT THE HEIGHT OF THE KOREAN WAR. HE COMPLETED HIS TOUR OF DUTY IN EUROPE, THE MIDDLE EAST AND THE UNITED STATES. HE THEN JOINED THE USAF RESERVE AND RETIRED AS A LT. COLONIAL AFTER 29 YEARS. HE RECEIVED MANY MEDALS AND ACCOMMODATIONS, INCLUDING HAVING HIS NAME LISTED IN RECOGNITION IN THE SMITHSONIAN MUSEUM IN WASHINGTON D.C. DURING THAT TIME, HE WENT TO WORK FOR UNITED AIRLINES RETIRING AS A CAPTAIN AFTER 26 YRS. NOT ONLY DID BILL HAVE A PASSIONATE LOVE FOR FLYING, BUT HE ALSO LOVED TRAINS AND CARS. HE WAS MARRIED FOR 53 YEARS TO VIOLA (LOHREY) MOSSOP. SHE PRECEDED HIM IN DEATH IN 2005, AND THEIR ONLY SON, BILL ALLEN MOSSOP JOINED HIS MOTHER IN 2019. BILL MARRIED BEVERLY (EDDINGFIELD) IN 2008. THEY ENJOYED MANY TRIPS ACROSS THE GLOBE, TIME WITH FAMILY AND WITH THEIR DOG, DOLCE, CREATING LOTS OF WONDERFUL MEMORIES.