Bill Farinholt grew up in Gloucester at a time when everyone knew everyone, and learning how to cook was not on his schedule. He graduated from Massanutten Military Academy and following graduation joined the U.S. Air Force where he served for four years, stationed in Germany. Bill was a flight engineer aboard planes transporting troops the world over. “It was a grand time in my life”, he explained as a big smile swept over his face. “I traveled all over the world.
While in Germany I got to see the Berlin Wall before being torn down. Then there was Turkey, where the man who was putting the blocks under our (airplane) wheels was someone I knew from West Point, a small world.”
Adding to his military experience, Bill made three trips to Israel. “Very impressive. Got to tour all of the sites and areas of which the Bible speaks.’” What he didn’t get to see on one trip, he would catch the next trip. Bill even got to ride a camel. Cooking had still not entered his life.
Once Bill’s service ti...