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Does a good man’s life end at his death?
The answer for daughter Lisa Reinicke was, No. Her father was known by many
names: Buster, Bill, Billy, Dad, and the Football Flyboy. His deeds, no matter how small,
should be passed down to family, friends, and anyone looking for inspiration, and
life-lessons from one who worked, lived and part of the Greatest Generation. The
Football+Flyboy+was young, newlywed and a pilot in WWII. He was a good man.
One weekend morning, she determined that his spirit should not stay silent just because
his mouth could no longer speak words. I open my dad’s old air force footlocker - still
solid, battleship grey, weathered, and a little rough from travel and age. His name is in
white lettering on the front: First+Lt+William+R+CannonAE+
What she discovered were yellowed envelopes bound in twine - hundreds of them - that
her father had written to her mother. Letters written daily during the last year of WWII
and received by his bride. Her daily letters disappeared - only three times during the
year, did the mailman catch up with him and teased with just a few of the hundreds.
Before reaching inside, there was a feeling of the hands of time grabbing onto my heart,
knowing that this was such a huge part of not only his life but my mom’s as well.
Meet Bill Buster Cannon, the Football Flyboy … a good man with a good life who made
a difference.
