★★★ Memorial Monday ★★★
LT William "Bill" Dey, USN '92 was lost on June 18, 2000 when the F-14 Tomcat he was piloting crashed during a demonstration flight at the Willow Grove Naval Air Station, Pennsylvania. His radar intercept officer, classmate LT David Bergsrom, was also killed.
A native of New Jersey, Bill had celebrated his 5th wedding anniversary the night before with Deborah. He was also survived by his 14-month-old daughter, Kamryn, his grandmother Mary, and sister Karin. (Other survivors were not listed.)
His family had attended the air show's rehearsal the day before and saw Bill fly.
Bill had two sides: "The serious, confident pilot and the funny guy who could laugh and joke." "He was wonderful, always there when you needed him," said his sister, Karin Parry, of Souderton. "He excelled at whatever he did.""
To Honor! ⚓
https://usnamemorialhall.org/index.php/WILLIAM_J._DEY,_LT,_USN