William "Bill" H. Fluhr

William "Bill" Howard Fluhr, of Oviedo, Florida passed away on April 24, 2026 at the age of 77 with his son Kenneth by his side. In the moments that followed, Ken saw a butterfly shadow on the wall above his father's head; a beautiful moment reflecting Bill's life-long love of flight. Born in Queens, New York on September 9, 1948 to Frederick William Fluhr and Jane Jelks Floyd Fluhr, Bill moved to Florida in 1955. He is survived by his wife, Wadad, and three children Eric, Valerie, and Ken, with two daughters-in-law, Jaime and Jackie.

After an unsuccessful stint at Georgia Tech punctuated by too much fun and not enough studying, Bill graduated in 1975 from Florida International University with a B.S. in Computer Science. After cutting his programming teeth at Burger King, Bill embarked on a 32-year career at IBM working in system engineering and computer sales. Following retirement from IBM in 2008, he continued supporting customers as an IBM Business Partner until his passing. In his free time, Bill very much enjoyed participating in two men's Bible studies, as well as being a driver and pit crew member of car racing team Unintended Acceleration. He also loved hanging out with his loyal Orlando Audi friends and, lastly, interacting with local Breakaway Park, EAA, and online Volksplane communities while building an Evans VP-2 airplane.

Family and friends are invited to attend a Celebration of Life memorial on Saturday, June 13 from 1-3:30 pm (service starting at 1:30 pm). Please bring your favorite memories & pictures to share.

After the service, we will be hosting an informal gathering with food and fellowship at our home - 508 West Palm Valley Drive, Oviedo, FL 32765, starting around 4:15 PM.

In lieu of flowers, we believe Bill would have wanted to support growth in aviation thru donations to the Experimental Aircraft Association, of which he was a participating member: https://www.eaa.org/foundation/giving-opportunities