William Langewiesche Obituary - Death Notice and Service Information

DIED

June 15, 2025

LOCATION

Rocky Hill, Connecticut

William Langewiesche, aged 70, died of cancer on June 15, 2025, in East Lyme, Connecticut. Langewiesche was a longtime professional airplane pilot who wrote for small aviation magazines until 1991, when he wrote a cover story for The Atlantic, "The World in Its Extreme," about the Sahara desert....

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I only knew William Langewiesche from his writing, but I will miss his voice very much. He was a storyteller for our age. Reading his work has been an education. As an adolescent, I also enjoyed reading his father´s articles in the Reader´s Digest (Wolfgang Langewiesche). Too soon. He will be missed.

Patrick Sullivan

July 19, 2025 | Other

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