Sunday, May 24, 2009

William Arthur Nipper


Today, Ken's dad, William Arthur Nipper passed away. He was 84 years old. Bill had been in the hospital for a week after having fallen several times. The doctors thought he was having mini-strokes. Ken took several days off last week and spent each day with him in the hospital.


Bill was a World War II veteran and a former P.O.W. He would often tell the story about how his plane was shot down over Yugoslavia (he was a tail-gunner in a B-17) and the experience of being a P.O.W. He was proud to have been of service to his country and we were proud of him.


He will be missed.

4 comments:

Alicia said...

I'm so sorry Sue. We were just talking about him! Give Ken a hug from our family.

The Berghorn Family said...

So sorry to here about Ken's father! What a hero! Our love to your family!

Mona said...

I am sorry for your loss.

Alida said...

My deepest sympathies and my prayers for your family.