October 20, 1934 – June 5, 2019 Bill Schatz passed away peacefully at home in Los Altos after a long battle with cancer. He was born in Youngstown, Ohio. The family moved a few months later to Indianapolis, Indiana where Bill was raised. He attended local schools, as well as Culver Military Academy during the summers. He graduated from Purdue University in Aeronautical Engineering and worked at Allison on jet engine development during college summers. At Purdue, Bill was a member of Delta Upsilon fraternity as well as Tau Beta Pi, engineering honorary society. He also joined the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics where he remained a member for over 60 years. He married his college sweetheart, Mary Ann Kenady of South Bend, the summer after graduation.