Please Note: Bill Retired from the FAA in Washington, DC, on December 31 of
2007. Sadly, he had medical difficulties in late 2008 and passed away on
November 11, 2008.
Here is a clip from a blog on the AMT Magazine web site
http://www.amtonline.com/interactive/2008/11/13/in-memoriam-bill-obrien/
about Bill. You can see additional comments about Bill and his life at the
link above.
The aviation maintenance has lost a true champion. Bill O'Brien was one of a
kind. I knew Bill only on a casual basis. We never had the opportunity to do
business together; however, whenever we were in each other's company we
chatted at length. I was always interested in what Bill had to say about
whatever was the prevalent issue at the time. I found him to be always a
gentleman, erudite, and a vocal proponent of the hangar-floor technician. I
believe his life's work was dedicated to finding ways to uplift the status
of the aviation maintenance professional. He will be missed.
I believe Bill conferred a unique sense of pride to all aviation maintenance
people he touched. Join us in eulogizing him by celebrating the good he did
for our profession.
Courtesy of Bill's son Mike you can enjoy some of the family's photographs
of Bill at rememberingbillobrien.blogspot.com.
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Downey [mailto:nc19143@comcast.net]
Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2012 10:28 AM
To: Cy Galley
Subject: Re: this is what the list stripped.
Bill O'Brien is long dead, and we miss him.
The rules were changed and updated in 2009 and the requirement is now in FAR
21.9
'On Oct 7, 2012, at 1:27 AM, Cy Galley wrote:
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