William A. Freedman

Freedman, William A. VESTAL/JOHNSON CITY William "Bill" A. Freedman of Vestal /Johnson City, N.Y. died on June 12, 2009. His beloved wife, Ruth, predeceased him in 2001 after 59 years of marriage and partnership. Bill was a veteran of World War II, who served as a meteorologist for the U.S. Air Force. He received an MS in technical writing from RPI and worked for the Bell Aircraft and General Electric companies, and was manager of Technical Publications at Singer-Link, retiring in 1986. Bill studied sculpture at BU and produced many pieces in wood and in bronze. He also volunteered driving for Meals-on-Wheels, worked in a CHOW pantry and served as a Real Choices counselor for the Office for Aging. Bill was a kind, caring and compassionate man. He is survived by two sons, Darshan Singh (Akal Kaur) Khalsa of N.M., and Richard Freedman of Calif.; two grandchildren, Suzannah Freedman and Sat Khalsa Freeman; a brother, Joseph Freedman; and sister, Marilyn Frisch. There will be no formal funeral service. There will be a small private service at Temple Concord in Binghamton commemorating his death on Sunday, July 5. Donations can be made to CHOW (Community Hunger Outreach Warehouse), 3 Otsen-ingo St., Binghamton, NY 13903.