Willard Flaig Hamilton ’51

Will was born March 14, 1929, and went to Columbia High School in Maplewood, N.J. His father was Stuart W. Hamilton '23.

At Princeton he was an English major, graduating cum laude. He was a member of Tiger Inn. He roomed with Holland Donan, Chambless Johnston, and Harold Urschel, and sang with the Nassoons, the Chapel Choir, and Triangle. In 1954, Will married Diane Broderick in the University Chapel.

Will was with the Reader's Digest Association for 27 years and was its San Francisco manager responsible for advertising sales in 14 states when he became a consultant in 1984. Will was active in the Bohemian Club and St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco, volunteered with the USO, and, with Diane, worked with Guide Dogs for the Blind.

Will died Jan. 1, 2006, in Ashland, Ore. Diane survives him, as do their five children, Willard, Wendy Hoelscher, J. Douglas, Scott A., and Lelia Perez; 12 grandchildren; and his brother, Robert. Another brother, Stuart, predeceased him. Memorial contributions may be made to the Rogue Valley Dialysis Patient Trust Fund in Medford, Ore.