William Oliver Belmondo

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name
William Oliver Belmondo
aka
[Bill Belmondo]
sex
male
access
public
summary
Bill Belmondo of Renton, Washington, husband of Janet Ellingwood, the youngest daughter of Cudge Ellingwood and Ruth Short. A Navy radarman in the Pacific in the Second World War, he met Janet at Washington State College, married her in 1952, and spent thirty-five years in the Renton School District as a teacher, coach and administrator. Father of Jeff, Craig, Janet and Brad.
born
date
28 Mar 1925
place
Renton, Washington
basis
documented
confidence
probable
sources
[obituary-william-belmondo-2015]
died
date
18 Jul 2015
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[obituary-william-belmondo-2015, obituary-janet-belmondo-2019]
note
Aged 90. His obituary does not give the place. His wife's obituary (2019) says he had died before her.
buried
place
Tahoma National Cemetery, Kent, Washington
basis
documented
confidence
probable
sources
[obituary-william-belmondo-2015]
note
With military honours, the family only (his obituary).
residences
date
1952
place
Renton, Washington
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[memoir-cudge-ellingwood-1970, obituary-william-belmondo-2015]
note
A lifelong resident of Renton (his obituary); Janet and Bill lived in Renton and Seattle (Cudge's memoir).
father
name
John Belmondo
basis
documented
confidence
probable
sources
[obituary-william-belmondo-2015]
note
"Born ... to John and Rose" (his obituary).
mother
name
Rose
basis
documented
confidence
probable
sources
[obituary-william-belmondo-2015]
note
"Born ... to John and Rose" (his obituary). Her maiden name is not given.

Born at Renton, Washington, on 28 March 1925, to John and Rose Belmondo, and lived there all his life; his brothers Mario and Johnny and his sister Erma died before him. He graduated from Renton High School in 1943 and served in the Navy in the Second World War, a radarman on the USS White Plains in the Pacific and a plank owner of the USS Midway. After the war he went to Washington State College, where he was a Phi Kappa Tau (obituary).

There he met Janet Ellingwood in her last year. Her father remembered "a big good looking Italian boy," and they were married "right after school closed" on 22 June 1952, the last of the four daughters' weddings. "What a fine family they have, and how they enjoy their good times together, particularly on their mountain hikes after mushrooms. And how we have all come to like Bill for his sound capability and excellent judgment, his ability to get along with people and his progress in his work" (Cudge's memoir, scan 163). They were married sixty-three years.

He spent thirty-five years in the Renton School District, first as a teacher and coach, then in a number of administrative posts at the district office, and was a long-time member of the Renton Lions Club. He died on 18 July 2015, aged 90; his funeral was at St. Anthony's Parish, Renton, and he was buried with military honours at the Tahoma National Cemetery. His obituary names his four children, Janet, Jeff, Craig and Brad, ten grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Open questions

  • Where he died.
  • His parents' full names and his mother's maiden name.
  1. ---
  2. name: William Oliver Belmondo
  3. aka: [Bill Belmondo]
  4. sex: male
  5. access: public
  6. summary: >-
  7. Bill Belmondo of Renton, Washington, husband of Janet Ellingwood, the youngest daughter of Cudge
  8. Ellingwood and Ruth Short. A Navy radarman in the Pacific in the Second World War, he met Janet at
  9. Washington State College, married her in 1952, and spent thirty-five years in the Renton School
  10. District as a teacher, coach and administrator. Father of Jeff, Craig, Janet and Brad.
  11. born:
  12. date: 28 Mar 1925
  13. place: Renton, Washington
  14. basis: documented
  15. confidence: probable
  16. sources: [obituary-william-belmondo-2015]
  17. died:
  18. date: 18 Jul 2015
  19. basis: documented
  20. confidence: proven
  21. sources: [obituary-william-belmondo-2015, obituary-janet-belmondo-2019]
  22. note: Aged 90. His obituary does not give the place. His wife's obituary (2019) says he had died before her.
  23. buried:
  24. place: Tahoma National Cemetery, Kent, Washington
  25. basis: documented
  26. confidence: probable
  27. sources: [obituary-william-belmondo-2015]
  28. note: With military honours, the family only (his obituary).
  29. residences:
  30. - date: "1952"
  31. place: Renton, Washington
  32. basis: documented
  33. confidence: proven
  34. sources: [memoir-cudge-ellingwood-1970, obituary-william-belmondo-2015]
  35. note: A lifelong resident of Renton (his obituary); Janet and Bill lived in Renton and Seattle (Cudge's memoir).
  36. father:
  37. name: John Belmondo
  38. basis: documented
  39. confidence: probable
  40. sources: [obituary-william-belmondo-2015]
  41. note: '"Born ... to John and Rose" (his obituary).'
  42. mother:
  43. name: Rose
  44. basis: documented
  45. confidence: probable
  46. sources: [obituary-william-belmondo-2015]
  47. note: '"Born ... to John and Rose" (his obituary). Her maiden name is not given.'
  48. ---
  50. Born at Renton, Washington, on 28 March 1925, to John and Rose Belmondo, and lived there all his
  51. life; his brothers Mario and Johnny and his sister Erma died before him. He graduated from Renton
  52. High School in 1943 and served in the Navy in the Second World War, a radarman on the USS *White
  53. Plains* in the Pacific and a plank owner of the USS *Midway*. After the war he went to Washington
  54. State College, where he was a Phi Kappa Tau
  55. ([obituary](/files/sources/obituary-william-belmondo-2015/)).
  57. There he met Janet Ellingwood in her last year. Her father remembered "a big good looking Italian
  58. boy," and they were married "right after school closed" on 22 June 1952, the last of the four
  59. daughters' weddings. "What a fine family they have, and how they enjoy their good times together,
  60. particularly on their mountain hikes after mushrooms. And how we have all come to like Bill for his
  61. sound capability and excellent judgment, his ability to get along with people and his progress in
  62. his work" (Cudge's memoir, scan 163). They were married sixty-three years.
  64. He spent thirty-five years in the Renton School District, first as a teacher and coach, then in a
  65. number of administrative posts at the district office, and was a long-time member of the Renton
  66. Lions Club. He died on 18 July 2015, aged 90; his funeral was at St. Anthony's Parish, Renton, and he
  67. was buried with military honours at the Tahoma National Cemetery. His obituary names his four
  68. children, Janet, Jeff, Craig and Brad, ten grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
  70. ## Open questions
  72. - Where he died.
  73. - His parents' full names and his mother's maiden name.
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