William Burton Ellis Jr. ’53

Bill died Nov. 13, 2001, in Brewster, Mass., after a long bout with Parkinson's disease. He was 70.

His nickname was "Des," for Destroyer, which he certainly was on the football field. He stood out on the gridiron at New Trier HS, and added to his laurels on the 1950-52 Princeton teams that lost only one game in three years. Bill majored in engineering and was in Cap & Gown. After graduation he served two years in the Navy and then received his MBA at Harvard. He married Pamela Bushnell in 1957. Bill was employed with several engineering firms before settling in Milwaukee with Curtis Industries. After retiring from Curtis as CEO in 1990, he and Pamela divided the year between Captiva, Fla., and N. Chatham, Mass. His

hobbies were fishing, boating, and pheasant hunting.

Besides Pamela, Bill is survived by daughters Kathryn '81 and Linda Olsen; sons William B. III and Daniel; sister Quinn Delaney; and grandchildren Ryanne and Nathan Olsen. We won't forget Bill and his athleticism in Palmer Stadium.

The Class of 1953