William Dana Archbold ’44

Bill died Aug. 4, 2005, in his home outside Toronto.

His life rose from the simple to the sublime. He spent early summers along Canadian lakes and New England shores, learning sailing and golf, and prepped at Shady Side Academy and Hackley School for Boys. He was treasurer of the Princeton Yacht Club, and reveled in Pyne Hall after Pearl Harbor and Cloister Inn after the war.

Following four years of Pacific Army service, he married Harriet in 1946 (Roger Ward was best man) and graduated in 1947. He'd started his oil career as a teenage barge hand on the Ohio, so he joined Standard Oil of New Jersey in New York harbor, and retired in 1973 as marketing vice president for Imperial Oil of Canada.

After his retirement, Bill was founding director of the Business Council on National Issues and national chairman of the Canadian Save the Children Fund. In our 60th-reunion directory, Bill wrote, "More can be accomplished in this world with food, medicine, and books than will ever be accomplished with bullets and bombs."

He is survived by his wife; daughter Susan; son Rick '74; honorary adopted sons David Haines and Rick Feldman; his sister, Betty; and granddaughter Jennifer. To all, we'll miss him.

The Class of 1944