William “Bill” Hotard died suddenly on May 14, 2015, in Oak Harbor. Bill was born in College Station, Texas, on Oct. 28, 1936, to Joseph and Emily Jewel Hotard. He attended Texas A&M for one year and then went to the U.S. Naval Academy where he studied electrical engineering.

Bill was commissioned as a Navy carrier pilot in 1958. He married Lola C. Schuck on Oct. 3, 1959. They explored the world with tours in California, in Florida, in Tennessee and two in Naples, Italy. Bill retired from the Navy in 1981 and started his second career as a lecturer at UCSD in San Diego, where he earned an MS degree in computer engineering.

Bill and Lola moved to Oak Harbor in 1995. Bill was active in Grace by the Sea Anglican Church and volunteered for Habitat for Humanity, Retired Officer’s Club, the Oak Harbor Yacht Club and Mariner Beach Association. Bill loved sailing on “Lola,” cruising on big and small ships and tutoring math.

Bill is survived by his wife or 55 years, Lola; and two daughters, Susan Hotard and Christy (Damon) Seiveno; two grandsons, Jessie and Russell William; and one brother. He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and daughter Karen. Funeral services were celebrated by Rev. Paul Orritt, Grace by the Sea Anglican Church, on May 21, 2015.

Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Wallin Funeral Home. Friends and family are invited to share memories and condolences in Bill’s Book of Memories page on the funeral home website at www.wallinfuneralhome.com