William T. Piper Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetWilliam T. Piper Jr.
American aviation businessman
Date of Birth: 08-Sep-1911
Place of Birth: Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Date of Death: 24-Aug-2007
Profession: business executive
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About William T. Piper Jr.
- William "Bill" Thomas Piper Jr.
- (8 September 1911 – 24 August 2007) was an American businessman and president of Piper Aircraft from 1968 to 1973.
- He oversaw the company after his father's death and the company's sale.Piper Jr.
- was born in 1911 to William T.
- Piper and Maria Theresa Piper (née Van DeWater).
- As a young boy Piper Jr.
- was very interested in business; he created his own shoe-cleaning service in Lock Haven when he was just 7.
- He often went to work with his father and was fascinated by airplanes as well.
- As young men, Piper Jr.
- and his two brothers Howard and Thomas worked at the Piper factory and learned how to fly. Piper Jr.
- attended Harvard University just like his father and upon graduation was put in charge of the sales department.
- He ran an aggressive marketing campaign in the Western United States where Piper Cub sales had struggled in years past.
- On a business trip to Los Angeles Piper Jr.
- became lifelong friends with James Bacon.Upon his father's death Piper Jr.
- was voted as President by the Piper Aircraft Board of Advisors and remained in that position until Piper was sold in 1973.
- Piper Aircraft would later move to where it is located today, at Vero Beach, Florida.
- Piper Jr.
- remained living in the in his home in Lock Haven, Pennsylvaniaand Marco Island Fl. On August 20, 2007 Piper Jr.
- fell on one step going to out to the deck at his summer home in Lock Haven.
- He was taken to the local hospital then transferred to Geisinger Medical Center in Danville Pa.
- He had surgery on his hip the following day.
- On August 24 W.
- T.
- Piper Jr.
- died unexpectedly in his hospital bed.
- An autopsy was not conducted.
- His wife Elizabeth was called at 3:20 AM
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