William C. Douglas ’45

William Douglas died March 6, 2013, after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease.

Bill entered Princeton from the Hotchkiss School, following in the footsteps of his father, Donald B. Douglas 1914, and his brother, Donald Jr. ’42. His Princeton career was interrupted for service with the 10th Mountain Division, where he saw combat in Italy and was awarded the Bronze Star. He received a Princeton degree in economics in 1947 and joined the family company, J.B. Clow & Sons, in Chicago.

In 1951, he married Anne Warton, and in 1963, switched to stock brokerage and investment banking. Bill and Anne divorced in the ’70s and he married his second wife, Caroline, in 1978. Bill and Caroline divorced, and in 1990 he married Adele Arrowsmith Manker, who had been married to two Princetonians prior to marrying Bill. Adele and Bill divorced in 2002.

By 1995, Bill had retired to Colorado, not far from Vail, but shortly thereafter he developed Parkinson’s disease, and Caroline returned to care for him until his death. In addition to Caroline and his brother, Donald, Bill is survived by his children from his first marriage, Elizabeth, William Jr., and Margaret; two sons by Caroline, Donald and James; and two granddaughters. The class expresses its sympathy to the family.