William (Bill) Dale Carmean

It is with a heavy heart, the family of William (Bill) Dale Carmean announces his sudden passing on November 7, 2023 at the age of 89, due to a brain aneurysm.

Bill was the middle child born to Arnold (Andy) Carmean and Pauline (Polly) Chamberlin Carmean in Iowa City, Iowa, on February 12, 1934. He had an older sister, Joanne Parks, and a younger brother Daniel Carmean.  

Bill’s family relocated to Santa Monica, California during his junior high years, where he graduated high school.  He attended UCLA for one year before enlisting in the Air Force. 

After his time in the service, he obtained a degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Northrop Institute of Technology and spent 35 years with Martin Marietta in Denver, Colorado, and Clear Lake City (Houston), Texas.  Bill’s career in aerospace design led him to Mission Operations and Management in several capacities including: Space Suit and Station Design, Jet Propulsion and Titan Satellite Projects.  His most meaningful project was in Life Sciences working with NASA on suit design for the boy in the bubble. 

Bill relocated to Sun City in Georgetown, Texas in 2009 and filled his calendar with new friendships, art classes, and clubs. He met and married Diane Bailey Carmean in 2018, and together, Bill and Diane joined Zoomers, Unity Church of Georgetown, wine groups, University of Texas Football Club, and neighborhood gatherings. Early in 2023 they moved to The Hacienda where they continued to enjoy their new neighbors, rummy cube, chair yoga, Thursday night Happy Hours and live music and dancing whenever possible.

Bill was a skier, golfer and avid tennis player for much of his life.  Later he bowled, played pickle ball and racquetball, and enjoyed cross-country skiing. His time in the Air force took him from basic training in Mississippi to England, and he enjoyed the opportunity to travel worldwide thereafter. 

Bill is preceded in death by his son, Douglas Carmean, father and mother, Andy and Polly Carmean, sister, Joanne Parks, and nephew Randy Parks, along with his former wife, Sonia Brostrom. 

Bill is survived by his wife Diane Bailey, daughter and son in law, Dana Carmean and David Schoenert, three grandchildren: Ember, Avery, and Aubrey, along with brother and sister in law, Dan & Maria Carmean, brother in law and wife, Jack & Priscilla Parks, and nephews Jeff, Tim & Mike Parks and families, step daughter and husband Jennifer and Mike Caudle and children, and former wife, Anna Millies, and step sons Jimmy, Drew and Alex. 

Bill will have a burial, with family in attendance, at Fort Hood on the morning of Friday, December 29, 2023.  

A Memorial & Celebration of Life is scheduled at The Legacy Oaks, in Sun City Georgetown on Friday, December 29, from 1:30-3:30 p.m. in the Mesquite Room, located at: 301 Del Webb Blvd, Georgetown, Texas, 78633

In lieu of flowers, the family requests a donation be made to the American Parkinson Disease Association at apdaparkinson.org.