William G. Swenson, 74, passed away on Wednesday evening at the Springfield Health & Rehab Center in Springfield, Vermont, surrounded by his loving family. He was born Nov. 17, 1943, in Evanston, Illinois, the son of Wesley and Gretchen (Graham) Swenson. He graduated from Radnor High School in Radnor, Pennsylvania, and attended Parks College in St. Louis, Missouri.
He served in the United States Army in Vietnam.
He was employed as an engineer at Jones & Lamson Machine Tool Co., Woodland Tool Co. and the Love-Joy Tool Co. He was a licensed pilot and had worked as a flight instructor at the Hartness State Airport in Springfield, Vermont.
He enjoyed spending time with his family, walking at Spring Weather, reading, hiking and camping. He also enjoyed building model airplanes and restored and raced motorcycles. Motorcycles were his passion and he especially liked Ducati, BMW, Triumph and Norton motorcycles.
He also loved animals and rescued senior dogs.
He is survived by his son, Matt Swenson, daughter Jennifer Swenson, sister Julie Schwartz, and was granddad to Brayden. He is also survived by one nephew, two nieces and many cousins and grand-nieces and nephews.
A graveside service will be held at a later date.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to The ALS Association Gift Processing Center, P.O. Box 37022, Boone, IA 50037-0022, or to the New England Springer Spaniel Rescue at NEESSR, Inc., P.O. Box 407, Ashland, MA 01721.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Davis Memorial Chapel in Springfield, Vermont.
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