W. Bond Dashiell Jr. ’36

Bond, a lifelong resident of Memphis, Tenn., died June 6, 2005.

A graduate of the Lawrenceville School, he majored in history at Princeton and was a member of Key and Seal.

While serving four years in the Army during World War II, Bond received several battle stars for action in northern France and central Germany. He received training in military government at Harvard and in England. He served in that capacity in Belgium and Germany near the end of the war, at which time he held the rank of captain.

After he returned home, Bond operated the W.B. Dashiell Company as a broker of cottonseed, soybeans, and fertilizer materials. He was involved in community service activities associated with his business background. He was also a member of the University Club of Memphis and was on the board of Mid-South Bible College.

Bond never married. He is survived by his nieces, Anne W. Large and Kate Maynard, and a nephew, Fletcher Maynard.