William G. Ulsh ’46

Long after he served as deck-watch officer aboard the USS Pasquotank across the Pacific, splashing saltwater continued to flavor life for Bill Ulsh. He settled in Florida’s Sarasota Bay area, where he was busy with customers in the steam-shipping business in the northeastern United States and Latin America. He lived in recent years on the bay’s Longboat Key. There he maintained a reputation as an avid sailor and became a habitué of Mote Marine Lab, whose popular aquarium and busy research facilities welcomed those who loved the sea and its creatures.

At the time of Bill’s death from Huntington’s disease on March 9, 2012, he was survived by his wife of 63 years, Betty; his sons, Jonathan and David; his sister, Alison Baker; and eight grandchildren. To them all, ’46 expresses its warm sympathy.