Written by Los Altos Town Crier Report
William (Bill) T. Coleman, III passed away on November 29, 2020 after an eight- month battle with pancreatic cancer. He was the husband of Claudia Coleman with whom he shared over 36 years of marriage. Bill was an Air Force “brat”, born in Guam, lived around the world and was the oldest of eight children of Col William T. and Elizabeth Coleman.
Bill’s love of the Air Force continued with an appointment to the Air Force Academy where he graduated with a degree in computer science in 1971. He went on to earn his master’s degree in computer science and computer engineering from Stanford University. He also holds an honorary doctorate from the University of Colorado.