Bill, a Presbyterian minister and Princeton alumnus like his dad (Class of 1917), died Nov. 13, 2013, at home in St. Louis. He was 87.
Bill was an energetic, inspiring, and effective worker for civil rights, justice, and improved community relations. He was a relief worker in Poland and Puerto Rico and a pastor in the Detroit area; Paw Paw, Mich.; and St. Louis. During the civil-rights struggles of the 1960s, he marched with Dr. Martin Luther King. He served as the white pastor for several churches with all-black membership in the St. Louis area and was on the staff of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Meanwhile, he became a duplicate bridge Senior Life Master, and for years swam and golfed almost daily. Though frail, he was with us in Princeton for our 65th reunion.
Bill and his late wife, Jane (née Jewell), were married (and were bridge partners) for 57 years. They had four children: Edward, Jill, Clifford, and Timothy. Tim died in 1977. For our 50th-reunion book, Bill wrote: “I never considered attending any other college. … I believe God has had a purpose for my life. I came to Princeton to fulfill that purpose. Princeton did not fail me.”