William C. Barnard ’57

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Bill died of a heart attack Oct. 4, 2001. At Princeton, Bill majored in politics, joined Cap and Gown, and was active in 1AA basketball, St. Paul's Society, Pre-Law Society, WPRB, the Campus Fund Drive, and Phi Delta Phi. He graduated cum laude and received a law degree from the U. of Michigan in 1961.

Bill cofounded Sommer and Barnard, which now employs 60 attorneys in Indianapolis. Widely respected for his work on business, environmental, antitrust, and securities law, he was deputy attorney for the state of Indiana and listed in Best Lawyers in America and Who's Who in American Law.

The class extends sincere best wishes to his wife, Lynne, children, Laura, Peter, Sarah, Elizabeth, and David, and six grandchildren.

The Class of 1957

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