William Clack ’81

Bill died Aug. 10, 2016, at his home, in Stow, Mass. The cause was heart disease.

Bill was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., and attended Shady Side Academy. At Princeton he majored in physics.

For many years, Bill worked for Scholz Research and Development (a company run by Tom Scholz of the rock group Boston), where he designed Rockman electric-guitar products. More recently he worked as a sound designer for Boston when the group went on tour.

He loved music, rock climbing, and filmmaking, all of which he threw himself into with passion. He met his wife, Holly, a graduate of the University of Michigan, while instructing a rock-climbing class. He painstakingly renovated and rebuilt their beautiful old Victorian home in Stow, where they lived with their daughter, Miranda. Bill was also an enthusiastic soccer dad.

Bill was brilliant, independent-minded, committed to justice, and hilariously funny. He lived life with an irrepressible zeal, the memory of which will always bring a smile to the face of those who knew him.

In addition to his wife and daughter, he is survived by his sister, Barbara Yobp; and his brother, George Clack.