He was born in Herkimer, N.Y. on March, 1929, to William T. and Evelyn Davis King.
King was active in the New York National Guard, both as a "weekend warrior" and a full-time mechanic before he started college. He taught industrial arts and technical drawing in the Tarrytown school system for 30 years. King was also a Fulbright Exchange teacher in 1969-70, and he and his family spent the year in Bolton, England.
He was a car mechanic for the Cadillac Oldsmobile dealer. He was also an active radio control modeller for many years, and was a founding member of the Rockland County Radio Control Club. In the early '60s, he became involved with Cole Palen’s Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, a flying museum of antique airplanes.
King is survived by his wife of more than 50 years, Jane Wilson; children David King and wife, Sheila of Red Hook, Andrew King and his companion, Julie Appleby, of Vienna, Va.; sisters Delores Swiger of Herkimer and Mary Hart of Nashville, Tenn.
He was predeceased by his daughter, Alice King; and siblings Richard, Theodore and Esther.
Visiting hours will be from 4-7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 9, at the Hannemann Funeral Home, 88 S. Broadway, in Nyack. There will be a memorial service at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, by clicking here, or United Hospice of Rockland, by clicking here.
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