William D. Hardin ’48

Bill died Sept. 12, 2014, at age 87 in Green Pond, N.J.

He was born in Newark and graduated from Newark Academy. At Princeton, he was in the Navy V-12 program, majored in physics, and joined Cottage Club.

For 44 years, he was a partner of a law firm founded by his grandfather, a member of the Class of 1880, first in Newark and then in Morristown, N.J. Other alumni family members include his father (1915) and his brothers Charles ’42 and Robert ’55. Jim Pitney ’48 and Donald Kipp ’28 were also among his law partners.

Bill was active, especially after his retirement in 1997, in a number of legal, community, and social-service organizations. He was on the board of Newark Academy, Morris County Family Service, the New Jersey Board of Legal Services, and the New Jersey Board of Bar Examiners.

Bill’s first wife, Rosemarie; his two brothers; and his sister, Dorothy, all predeceased him. Survivors include his wife, Ruth; sons William, David, and Peter; stepchildren Daryl and Catherine Johnson; and seven grandchildren.