William D. Ferguson ’31

William D. Ferguson died Oct. 6, 1995, in Baltimore at Union Memorial Hospital. He was born in Titusville, Penn., and attended Titusville H.S. At Princeton he was in Key & Seal Club. He worked in sales at R. H. Macy, then Tidewater Oil. In 1944 Bill joined United Air Lines, where he served for 35 years in sales, marketing, then as controller. He was with the Civilian Aircraft Warning Group during WWII. In 1969 he was president of the Natl. Society of Sales Training Executives, also president of the Lay Advisory Board, Fenwick H.S. On retiring at age 65, he joined his son Bill Jr. in the brokerage business and continued as an account executive with E. F. Hutton. His hobbies were reading, piano playing, volunteering at Union Memorial, golfing, especially at Monterey, and traveling throughout the U.S. with his wife, Eveylon Dunn Ferguson, who predeceased him in 1988.

Bill is survived by his sons, William D. and John D., and six grandchildren. This warm friend of Princeton and '31 will be greatly missed by his friends and classmates, who extend sincere sympathy to them all.

The Class of 1931