William Tell Flukinger

William Tell Flukinger, 77, died on Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at home in Newnan, Georgia, surrounded by family. Born July 29, 1937, in Beaumont, Texas, Bill was the younger of two sons of the late Ross Flukinger, of Waller County, Texas, and the late Etta Mae Cade, of El Paso, Texas. As an adolescent, Bill spent his free time apprenticing with the pilots and mechanics at airfields in Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans, Louisiana. He made his first solo flight at 13 and earned his pilot’s license at 16. In 1956, Bill married his high school sweetheart, Mary Reid Quick, in New Orleans. The couple moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where Bill attended Louisiana State University and where, in 1958, Bill earned his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and Mary had the first of their three boys. In 1960, Bill joined E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. as an engineer. The family relocated with DuPont frequently, settling down for the boys’ school years in Mobile before Bill and Mary transferred a final time, to Newnan, in 1985. Bill continued working as a chemical industry consultant into his late 60s. Those who knew him well appreciated Bill’s loyalty, independent spirit, honesty and irreverent wit. Bill is survived by his wife of 59 years, Mary Reid Quick Flukinger, sons Steven R. Flukinger (Leslie), of Mobile, Mark P. Flukinger (Maychele) of Atlanta, Georgia, and Scott P. Flukinger, of Houston, Texas, grandchildren Katherine F. Bulla (Steve) of Austin, Texas, and John W. Flukinger, of Mobile, brother Donald R. Flukinger (Sandy Stephenson) of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, brother-in-law Col. Burnet R. Quick, USA (Ret.)(Frances) of Columbus, Georgia, cousin Peggy W. Virski of Charlottesville, Virginia, and beloved nieces and nephews. A memorial will be celebrated at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1900 Dauphin Street, Mobile, at noon, Friday, April 24, 2015, with visitation beginning at 11:00am. Interment will be at Pine Crest Cemetery after the service. Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.mckoon.com In lieu of flowers, please consider a charitable donation in Bill’s memory to The Fisher House for the families of wounded veterans, www.fisherhouse.org, or the Salvation Army, www.salvationarmyusa.org. McKoon Funeral Home & Crematory 770-253-4580

William Tell Flukinger

July 29, 1937 - March 18, 2015