Bill Henning:  

Life My school years in Naples began in the fall of 1960 just in time for Hurricane Donna. My Junior and Senior High years in Naples were some of the best times of my life. My marriage to Pat Sentell ended in 1972 but Pat gave me three wonderfull children; Kimberly, Michael, and Andrea who all now live in rural Tennesee southwest of Knoxville. Barbara Kress and I began dating in 1974 and were married on Christmas Eve 1976. Barbara was working as a Flight Attendant for United Airlines and continued in that position until her retirement in 1996 after 30 years. After completing tech school in Jacksonville I began my career with Wilson Miller in Naples and later moved to Inter-County Telephone. Through many corporate name changes it became United Telephone and then Sprint Corp. I worked for Sprint for 33 years starting as a linesman, draftsman, Engineer and Sr Engineer in Ft Myers and Naples. I moved to Punta Gorda in 1978 assuming the position of District Engineering Manager for Charlotte, Desoto and Hendry Counties. I transfered to the Orlando area in 1989 continuing with Sprint in their long rang planning group. I resigned from Sprint in 1998 to pursue other adventures. Barbara and I sold our homes in Naples and Orlando in 1997 and bought our third and very large motorhome intending to see the USA. I was still employed by Sprint so we parked the Motorhome in Winter Garden. My son had recently obtained his private pilot liscense and after several enjoyable flights with him both in Tenn. and in Fla. I became interested in flying. I began flying lessons at Orlando Country Airport in Plymouth (northwest of Orlando). Over the next year and a half I earned my private pilots liscense my multi-engine rating and my instrument rating. During that period I purhased and sold several aircraft keeping a Piper Twin Comanche. After finishing my flight training we began our motorhome travels but because all of my family was still in Naples I realize...Expand for more