BILL CASSIN passed away Mar. 2, 1992. He came to Princeton from Texas Military Institute, where he was class salutatorian. At Princeton he roomed with John Arrington and Mike Orlando in Blair for four years and was a member of Terrace Club, Whig Clio (chairman of Clio), Senior Council, Texas Club (president), and Sons of Confederate veterans (president). Bill's undergraduate life was notable for the unbounded enthusiasm with which he engaged in his chosen activities.
After Princeton, Bill served for three and a half years as an airborne artillery officer before attending the Univ. of Texas Law School. He graduated cum laude and was editor of the LAW REVIEW. Bill had a distinguished professional career, including private practice with Baker & Botts in Houston, and a tenyear tour as executive R and general counsel of United Energy Resources, Inc. His professional and business achievement was equa e y is public and community service in such varied agencies as the Harris County Republican Executive committee (where he served with George Bush), the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the Houston Grand Opera Assn., Christ Church Cathedral, and many others.
Bill's greatest extracurricular love in his adult life was Princeton and particularly the Class of 1953. He served the Houston Alumni Assn. in various capacities, was special gifts chairman for our 30th Reunion campaign, and went on to lead an effort which made 1 953 the first Princeton class to raise $1 million for Annual Giving a second time.
We who loved and admired Bill will always remember his humor, intelligence, his disdain for "mythopoetic bullshit," his determination, and his fierce loyalty.
We send our deep sympathy to dear Kristi, Bill's wife and helpmate of 31 years: his children, Brian, Michael, and Macy; his grandchildren, Holly and Ellen; and other surviving members of his family.
The Class of 1953