Bill was born on March 16, 1928. As a child, he demonstrated a remarkable talent as a pianist, although he never played professionally. Like his brother David, Bill was educated at boarding schools during the late 1930s and into the 1940s. He attended and graduated from Harvard University.
Bill entered the Air Force in 1951, being sworn in by his father. He flew transports during the Korean War and completed his service at Rutherford Air Force Base near the family ranch in Texas.
Once out of the military, Bill moved to New York and entered the investment firm of Smith, Barney and Company. Within a few years he had struck out on his own as a small-business investment counsellor. His Rickenbacker Report grew out of his investment knowledge and his love of writing.
Bill followed that love of writing and his attachment to conservative politics into the field of publication. He joined the staff of William F. Buckley's National Review where he rose to the position of senior editor. In addition, he wrote three books on investing and currency policy and edited a volume on compulsory education. Bill also published a volume of selected correspondence between his famous father and himself entitled From Father to Son; The Letters of Captain Eddie Rickenbacker to His Son William, From Boyhood to Manhood.
Bill married Alexandra Harriman Leys of Yonkers and moved from the city to Briarcliff Manor, New York to raise their sons James and Thomas.
Update:William F. Rickenbacker, an investment counselor and a senior editor of National Review magazine, died on Thursday at his home in Francestown, N.H. He was 67.
The cause of death was cancer, his family said.
The son of Edward V. Rickenbacker, the World War I ace and founder of Eastern Airlines, the younger Mr. Rickenbacker graduated from Harvard College in 1949. He then went into the investment-counseling business, said his wife, Nancy Angel.
He branched out into various writing ventures, usually to propound his libertarian beliefs. An example of this stance was his refusal in 1962 to fill out a Federal census form because he contended it violated constitutional protections against illegal search and seizure. He was fined $100 and placed on one day's probation.
As well as working for National Review, Mr. Rickenbacker was also a contributing editor to Modern Age and author of eight books.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Rickenbacker is survived by two sons, James Edward, of Houston and Thomas, of Tewksbury, Mass.
Bill entered the Air Force in 1951, being sworn in by his father. He flew transports during the Korean War and completed his service at Rutherford Air Force Base near the family ranch in Texas.
Once out of the military, Bill moved to New York and entered the investment firm of Smith, Barney and Company. Within a few years he had struck out on his own as a small-business investment counsellor. His Rickenbacker Report grew out of his investment knowledge and his love of writing.
Bill followed that love of writing and his attachment to conservative politics into the field of publication. He joined the staff of William F. Buckley's National Review where he rose to the position of senior editor. In addition, he wrote three books on investing and currency policy and edited a volume on compulsory education. Bill also published a volume of selected correspondence between his famous father and himself entitled From Father to Son; The Letters of Captain Eddie Rickenbacker to His Son William, From Boyhood to Manhood.
Bill married Alexandra Harriman Leys of Yonkers and moved from the city to Briarcliff Manor, New York to raise their sons James and Thomas.
Update:William F. Rickenbacker, an investment counselor and a senior editor of National Review magazine, died on Thursday at his home in Francestown, N.H. He was 67.
The cause of death was cancer, his family said.
The son of Edward V. Rickenbacker, the World War I ace and founder of Eastern Airlines, the younger Mr. Rickenbacker graduated from Harvard College in 1949. He then went into the investment-counseling business, said his wife, Nancy Angel.
He branched out into various writing ventures, usually to propound his libertarian beliefs. An example of this stance was his refusal in 1962 to fill out a Federal census form because he contended it violated constitutional protections against illegal search and seizure. He was fined $100 and placed on one day's probation.
As well as working for National Review, Mr. Rickenbacker was also a contributing editor to Modern Age and author of eight books.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Rickenbacker is survived by two sons, James Edward, of Houston and Thomas, of Tewksbury, Mass.
Bill was born on March 16, 1928. As a child, he demonstrated a remarkable talent as a pianist, although he never played professionally. Like his brother David, Bill was educated at boarding schools during the late 1930s and into the 1940s. He attended and graduated from Harvard University.
Bill entered the Air Force in 1951, being sworn in by his father. He flew transports during the Korean War and completed his service at Rutherford Air Force Base near the family ranch in Texas.
Once out of the military, Bill moved to New York and entered the investment firm of Smith, Barney and Company. Within a few years he had struck out on his own as a small-business investment counsellor. His Rickenbacker Report grew out of his investment knowledge and his love of writing.
Bill followed that love of writing and his attachment to conservative politics into the field of publication. He joined the staff of William F. Buckley's National Review where he rose to the position of senior editor. In addition, he wrote three books on investing and currency policy and edited a volume on compulsory education. Bill also published a volume of selected correspondence between his famous father and himself entitled From Father to Son; The Letters of Captain Eddie Rickenbacker to His Son William, From Boyhood to Manhood.
Bill married Alexandra Harriman Leys of Yonkers and moved from the city to Briarcliff Manor, New York to raise their sons James and Thomas.
Update:William F. Rickenbacker, an investment counselor and a senior editor of National Review magazine, died on Thursday at his home in Francestown, N.H. He was 67.
The cause of death was cancer, his family said.
The son of Edward V. Rickenbacker, the World War I ace and founder of Eastern Airlines, the younger Mr. Rickenbacker graduated from Harvard College in 1949. He then went into the investment-counseling business, said his wife, Nancy Angel.
He branched out into various writing ventures, usually to propound his libertarian beliefs. An example of this stance was his refusal in 1962 to fill out a Federal census form because he contended it violated constitutional protections against illegal search and seizure. He was fined $100 and placed on one day's probation.
As well as working for National Review, Mr. Rickenbacker was also a contributing editor to Modern Age and author of eight books.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Rickenbacker is survived by two sons, James Edward, of Houston and Thomas, of Tewksbury, Mass.
Bill entered the Air Force in 1951, being sworn in by his father. He flew transports during the Korean War and completed his service at Rutherford Air Force Base near the family ranch in Texas.
Once out of the military, Bill moved to New York and entered the investment firm of Smith, Barney and Company. Within a few years he had struck out on his own as a small-business investment counsellor. His Rickenbacker Report grew out of his investment knowledge and his love of writing.
Bill followed that love of writing and his attachment to conservative politics into the field of publication. He joined the staff of William F. Buckley's National Review where he rose to the position of senior editor. In addition, he wrote three books on investing and currency policy and edited a volume on compulsory education. Bill also published a volume of selected correspondence between his famous father and himself entitled From Father to Son; The Letters of Captain Eddie Rickenbacker to His Son William, From Boyhood to Manhood.
Bill married Alexandra Harriman Leys of Yonkers and moved from the city to Briarcliff Manor, New York to raise their sons James and Thomas.
Update:William F. Rickenbacker, an investment counselor and a senior editor of National Review magazine, died on Thursday at his home in Francestown, N.H. He was 67.
The cause of death was cancer, his family said.
The son of Edward V. Rickenbacker, the World War I ace and founder of Eastern Airlines, the younger Mr. Rickenbacker graduated from Harvard College in 1949. He then went into the investment-counseling business, said his wife, Nancy Angel.
He branched out into various writing ventures, usually to propound his libertarian beliefs. An example of this stance was his refusal in 1962 to fill out a Federal census form because he contended it violated constitutional protections against illegal search and seizure. He was fined $100 and placed on one day's probation.
As well as working for National Review, Mr. Rickenbacker was also a contributing editor to Modern Age and author of eight books.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Rickenbacker is survived by two sons, James Edward, of Houston and Thomas, of Tewksbury, Mass.
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