William B. Hahn, 88, of Punta Gorda, Florida and Bailey Island, Maine (formerly of Orange, CT) passed away on March 11, 2018. He was born August 5, 1929 in Newark, New Jersey and attended school in South Orange, New Jersey. After graduation from college, he attended the US Naval Officer Candidate School where he was commissioned as Ensign and sent to Pensacola, Florida for Navy flight training. He was awarded wings as a navy pilot in 1954, served in the regular flight program until 1958, and continued in the Naval Reserve flight program until he retired with the rank of Captain.
He moved to Orange, CT in 1961 where he was employed by Sikorsky Aircraft and was manager of the newly formed Presidential Helicopter program. While in Orange he was chairman of the school board for ten years and Commodore of the Milford Yacht Club. After three trips with his 39 foot sailboat from Maine to Key West he retired to Punta Gorda in 1990 where he served on the Punta Gorda Canal Maintenance Advisory Board and was Commodore of the Charlotte Harbor Yacht Club.
William is survived by his daughter Sharon (Dave) Backer of Orange, Ct; his daughter Ginny Hahn and granddaughter Heather of Somersworth...[more]